J. Close Studio

J. Close Studio Contemporary abstract artist. UK
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22/08/2026

Proud to announce that I’ve been selected to exhibit at the inaugural Fair Play Art Fair this October.
I’ll be showing alongside more than 70 independent artists at One Marylebone from 15 to 18 October, during Frieze Week.
Register for presale access and limited £15 tickets via the link in ’s bio

June recap.1 New work in progress2 Sketchbook experiments3 My painting WatchHouse. Fitzrovia4 London Gallery Weekend (Th...
05/07/2026

June recap.

1 New work in progress

2 Sketchbook experiments

3 My painting WatchHouse. Fitzrovia

4 London Gallery Weekend (Thaddaeus Ropac)

5 New work in progress

6 New work in progress

7 Oil paint experiments

8 Inspiration walks by the sea

9 The little one enjoying masking paper while I painted the bedroom


This painting took a long time to find itself.It went through several lives before it became this. The colours and the e...
03/07/2026

This painting took a long time to find itself.

It went through several lives before it became this. The colours and the energy changed completely.

There’s a kind of hum to it now. The yellow and purple working against each other, and somehow together. Standing in the sea with the sun overhead and the cool water splashing around your legs is what this painting reminds me of.

I just want to stand with both feet in the water | 100 x 100 cm | Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, framed | £2,200

Available via my website (link in bio).


I love the freedom you can feel in this piece.The reds and yellows carry a lot of heat, which the blue sweeps through li...
29/06/2026

I love the freedom you can feel in this piece.

The reds and yellows carry a lot of heat, which the blue sweeps through like a fresh breeze.

The air smelled different after the storm | 100 x 120 cm | Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, framed | £2,600

Available via my website (link in bio).


It’s a strange feeling, the time just after a launch. You build everything up for months and then it’s out there, and yo...
28/06/2026

It’s a strange feeling, the time just after a launch. You build everything up for months and then it’s out there, and you just kind of move on to the next thing. A little anticlimactic, if I’m honest. But also I’m proud to have it finished and out in the world, I really love all of these paintings. They’ve surprised me in some ways too, they don’t look how I imagined they might before I started, but they still capture all the elements I wanted them to. The little moments of presence, the small repeated marks, the colours, and the sense of space and expansion.


26/06/2026

This was the first piece I finished in this collection. And in a lot of ways it set the direction for everything that came after.

I loved the pebbly textures of those little dotty marks, the sea-spray-like flicked brushstrokes. And there’s a warmth to it that reminds me a bit of a sunset. It felt right from early on, and I just let the rest of the series follow from there.

Pebbles beneath my feet and wind in my hair | 100 x 100 cm | £2,200

Available via my website (link in bio).


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