Image above: Jennifer Keeler-Milne at her artist residency in Bali, Indonesia.
Jennifer Keeler-Milne has recently undertaken a residency as part of the DESA Artist-In-Residence Program in Ubud, Bali. This program supports artists from a diverse range of practices, providing time and space to explore and experiment with their making processes. Keeler-Milne has taken inspiration from the plants of the region and created ink drawings of the local fauna.
Drawing in the studio, Jennifer Keeler-Milne
View from the studio, Jennifer Keeler-Milne
Luckily I am in the villa’s garden are a selection of plants and I quickly found some skeletonise elk horn leaves that I have found to be a great subject for drawing. I continue working on these each day while also looking further afield during walks.
Keeler-Milne has also continued her study of local fauna through photographing flowers with a macro lens – a process she has undertaken for a number of years. These images will inform a series of oil paintings by the artist.
Macro lens image, Jennifer Keeler-Milne
paintings in progress in Jennifer’s Newtown studio