Jordan’s paintings generally fall into two categories. Land that has been altered by humans and which has strong political connotations and cheerful, colourful renderings of her garden which became her sanctuary during lockdown.
Landscapes for Jordan hold historical, cultural and personal significance with certain places generating particular feelings bound up at the time with circumstances. Living in an industrial town, an early theme focused on coal mining –disrupted land hijacked for power and gain and the impact industrialisation had on the natural environment and on people.
Linked to the land is a series on abandoned places. Here she reflects on the deep yearning people have for stability and roots and that when this protective sheathing starts to crumble they become vulnerable and displaced and need to make way for change.
Isolated during Lockdown her garden became her sanctuary. This is not a cultivated, nurtured or harvested type of garden but a wild oasis. She marvelled at the dynamic interplay between growth and decay witnessing new life emerging alongside the fading of old plants. The trees steadfast in their silent wisdom become a symbol of hope and endurance throughout the changing seasons.