The Free Spirits collection of paintings and prints was first created by Jo in 2020 the year of the first pandemic lockdown. Many of the works were included in Free Spirits: Loss in Lockdown Exhibition of April 2021.
Both Jo Sharpe and poet Rachel Sambrooks lost their fathers during lockdown, the restrictions on seeing them or attending a funeral were heartbreaking. They collaborated on this original project exploring their own creative response to grief and to create a memorial space for others.
Jo’s original Free Spirits collection includes many works using birds as a metaphor for the free spirits during the pandemic lockdown. She has continued to work on this project as it is close to her heart.
Now Free Spirits forms her Winter collection. It delves deeper into her internal and external landscapes of Norfolk and Surrey. Including a beautiful collection of Norfolk landscapes from her favourite walk where Jo grew up in Hethersett, and also a series of ‘Follow your heart’ prints. As a fan of ‘The little Prince’ Jo believes one should listen to their heart in order to find true happiness.
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Blue and gold heart art print – Follow your heart and enjoy the journey
- Price range: £30.00 through £50.00
- This art print makes a great little gift to those you love. It comes with an original gold heart. Follow your heart and enjoy the journey can be a valentines or anniversary gift or a gift to a best friend or son or daughter. Jo can also change the colours so it could even be in your fella's favourite sports…
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Leaving the nest art print available in subtle pink and grey
- Price range: £30.00 through £50.00
- This print makes a great gift for someone close that might be moving on, e.g a daughter or son leaving home for university. The title can be 'leaving the nest' or 'Fly high my little bird'. (Or it can be left for you to write a personal title. It comes mounted, wrapped in cellophane, perfect for fitting in a suitcase,…
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A contemporary art print birds flying in sky is called Free Spirits
- Price range: £50.00 through £145.00
- This print comes derives from my original painting Free Spirits. It is shown in 'pantene blue - the colour of the year' which is bold and contemporary but can also be produced in other colours.
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A neutral minimalist art print of the winter sun lighting up the Norfolk sky
- Price range: £50.00 through £90.00
- I very much enjoyed making this artwork and others during Lockdown 2. It was art therapy as my dad had recently died. In making this artwork , I wanted to show a winter sun lighting up sky above the brown Norfolk fields. The prints are available in other sizes and can be framed. Please get in touch if you would…
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Follow your heart print
- £50.00
- This striking 30x30cm print really packs a punch. It can be ordered in other sizes and with a real gold heart. Email Jo with your specification.
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Morning has broken
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- This blackbird flying at sunrise over the country fields is one of my favourites from the collection. It is available in other colours and sizes.
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Free spirits with seedheads
- Price range: £75.00 through £195.00
- Jo combines her Free Spirits with some favourite seedheads to create this print. It is currently on view at The Sound Lounge in Sutton.
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Art print birds in sky being watched ( warm pink)
- Price range: £90.00 through £250.00
- Watching the free spirits is one of my new digitally produced print and is available in lots of different and contemporary colourways. I love it as I see myself as a free spirit and it feels quite spiritual yet a modern piece of contemporary art. This colour is a warm pink and works really well as a block of contemporary…
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Two for Joy
- Price range: £90.00 through £1,200.00
- A large framed painting of two magpies flying of a ploughed field. The painting has been painted with several mixed media layers including warm gold tones. It is now available to order as a limited edition giclee print.
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