Jill Bergman
Circus
Linocut with Watercolour done on Rives BFK paper; edition of 7 (pictured is edition 2 of 7)
8x11 in.
2012
Jill Bergman is an illustrator and printmaker from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She is influenced by nature and it's beautiful landscapes. She sells her work online and in gift shops, and has been featured in art galleries. She lives with her husband, child, and dog.
"Wouldn't it be great to be lost in the circus?! This was really fun to paint. It's still a little confusing to look at with all the black and white stripes, but overall I like it." - Jill Bergman.
Bergman is a wonderful illustrator with a lovely style of painting that compliments her linocuts beautifully. The print, which is all the tens and figures, show a very sense of perspective and lets your eye travel from tent to tent, to see what is inside. Some of the tents are tall, some are short. It all gives to a moving landscape of sorts. Then there is the night sky, the stars are bright and happy, it feels like it's moving, and that there are different colours, the night feels as alive as the festivities going on below. The colours are soft and warm, even with the dark night sky. Her linocut lines are sharp and are very precise. Her precision lies in how much detail she was able to capture within the small human figures within the tents and the wispy lines that move across the piece.
I chose this piece for the theme of circus, not only because of its convenient title, but the magic within the piece. It is alive and moving, like how the circus is. There is fun with each event happening at the same time in the piece. Large tents, bright lights, mystery and magic in every different tent, it is a whimsical piece that you would want to visit just to sneak a peek of what might be inside all the other tents.
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