death_date birth_place training nationality field birth_date article_title name bgcolour
31 july 2005 worcester , england brighton college of art , royal college of art english visual , multi-media 20 june 1943 jenny cowern
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jenny cowern

jenny cowern -lrb- 1943 -- 2005 -rrb- was a visual , multi-media artist , who took inspiration from the natural surroundings of her adopted county , cumbria , to produce some of the most dramatic and lasting images of nature .
an acute observer of the continual change in the natural world , she took light and reflection , growth and decay , beaches and tides , pebbles and stones , clouds and shadows and manipulated them to capture a unique view of her surroundings .
in addition to pen and ink , pencil , oils , watercolours , and pastels , a series of commissions enabled her to employ egg tempera murals , architectural designs , and industrial enamelling techniques .
irrespective of the media employed , it was with felt that she produced her most compelling and remarkable work .
in the words of lifelong friend duncan smith : `` cowern took an ancient craft , pushed it in thrilling new directions and gave us contemporary pieces of the highest order . ''
