Landscape Painter
My studio is the place where I allow myself space to explore, play and create freely
Welcome to a glimpse of my studio practice where I explore the interplay of colour and texture in the landscape, building layers of media connected through movement across the surface. My work seeks to capture the sense of calm I find particularly in the liminal space where the sky and land meet.
My philosophy is to create daily from a place of intuition and experimentation.
If you are interested in exploring how I work in your own practice click to have a look at the workshops I offer
Where it starts
It starts with a place, a time and a concertina sketchbook of connections. Once in the studio I build my landscape paintings in layers. I am always inspired by the sky first and I am constantly exploring ways to capture the sense of movement in the clouds and light. My current practice uses ink and bleach and water as a starting point to build collage and paint layers onto.
Questions about my work
When I exhibit my work, run a workshop or hold an open studio event I regularly get asked these questions about how I work and why I paint the way I do.
Where are my landscapes of?
I live in the beautiful Chiltern Hills and most of my work is inspired by the rolling hills, beech woodlands and field structures around me. Where ever I am in the UK, my favorite Western Scottish Isles, North Devon or the North Yorkshire Dales I am always drawn to how the ever changing skies connect to the horizon and that is some thing, I feel, that is universal to us all where ever we are.
Are my skies in watercolour?
No, is the simple answer.
Predominently my skies are built using a series of layers with gesso, water, drawing ink and bleach. I will re wet, rub off and reapply until I feel that I have built up the density that I am after. I will then approach the solidity of the land using structured and textural acrylic and mixed media collage. This techniques, with minor adaptations, works well on paper, stretched canvas or canvas board.
Why do I use concertina sketchbooks?
I get asked this a lot.
The joy of a concertina sketchbook is that it allows me to capture not just the physicality of the landscape I am in but more importantly the emotional connection I am having to it. The flow and movement of how I move through the landscape is reflected in how I am in a constant flow state though out my sketchbook.
Upcoming Events
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