"I'd love [for] people to be moved, enthusiastic and deeply affected. I might not get that, but I would like it! Her process seems intense - she will typically see something that piques her interest, visually, and draws it to make a memory. Later, she will paint it. Wylie admits that she can get stuck and 'hate' her paintings but that's nothing that can't be remedied by 'work and work and work'."
"Wylie studied art as a young woman, then went on a total hiatus in order to raise her children before picking up the paintbrush again in her fifties. Wylie, who lives and works in Kent, has plenty to say about being a woman (and a mother) in the art world - and what it was like being married to someone in the same career: her late husband was Roy Oxlade, who died in 2016."
"Wylie's canvases are vast, her palette is bold and her subject matter includes iconic women from medieval royalty, literature and contemporary sport. There's a playfulness in everything she makes, yet she describes herself as 'deeply serious'. Her process seems intense - she will typically see something that piques her interest, visually, and draws it to make a memory."
Rose Wylie, a 91-year-old artist, is presenting her most comprehensive retrospective, 'The Picture Comes First,' at the Royal Academy in London with 90 works. Described as both a rebel and late bloomer, Wylie studied art as a young woman, then took a complete hiatus to raise her children before resuming painting in her fifties. Living and working in Kent, she creates vast canvases with bold palettes featuring iconic women from medieval history, literature, and contemporary sports. Her artistic process involves observing visually interesting subjects, drawing them as memory aids, then painting later. Despite describing herself as deeply serious, her work maintains playfulness. Wylie emphasizes persistent work to overcome creative obstacles and has navigated the art world as a woman, mother, and artist married to fellow artist Roy Oxlade.
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