Landscapes
Here you will find the landscapes I have been painting mainly in acrylic paint, but no doubt will venture in to oils and other media. Expect to see a range of techniques, colours and mark making explored here and mixed media combinations especially surfaces like cardboard, tissue paper and other recycled/found objects as I try to reuse, pushing my paintings to explore the unlimited possibilities which makes art so interesting to me personally.
I am hoping to bring 'new light' and interest to so many previously painted scenes in the Lake District, UK and beyond. Whether that is capturing such places from different/unusual angles that appeal to me, using mixed media to give the painting a different outlook and making it look fresh!
The paintings below appear in order of being 'finished,' some are projects I have started, abandoned and then come back to with new vigour, others have been started and finished in a few sittings within a week of starting. The first for example is of the Hoad at Ulverston, a monument on the top of a hill, painted in 2017, is fairly atmospheric with the addition of stormy clouds not in the original photo to give it more energy. The second is of the Slag banks, Barrow-in-Furness has mixed media areas using tissue paper for added texture and foliage. These first two images also represents a style I moved away from in search of something much more 'me,' notably less detailed and more expressive as you will clearly see in the images that later follow. The third and forth images are artist copies (Malcolm Dewey) where I was trying to encourage myself to be looser with my brush strokes, this resulted in the following 5 paintings that are looser and still have my individuality. This will continue to change as I further find my own ways of painting and develop my style. I think the use of mixed media will show this in my next paintings I have on the go as I write this. Watch this space...
On a side note, I am drawn to paths and things in the landscape that lead the eye in to the picture, this by default is what makes a landscape interesting, strong and work as a piece of art or photograph. I also like to use colour, this is something I don't shy away from so expect to see more colourful work in the future!
I am hoping to bring 'new light' and interest to so many previously painted scenes in the Lake District, UK and beyond. Whether that is capturing such places from different/unusual angles that appeal to me, using mixed media to give the painting a different outlook and making it look fresh!
The paintings below appear in order of being 'finished,' some are projects I have started, abandoned and then come back to with new vigour, others have been started and finished in a few sittings within a week of starting. The first for example is of the Hoad at Ulverston, a monument on the top of a hill, painted in 2017, is fairly atmospheric with the addition of stormy clouds not in the original photo to give it more energy. The second is of the Slag banks, Barrow-in-Furness has mixed media areas using tissue paper for added texture and foliage. These first two images also represents a style I moved away from in search of something much more 'me,' notably less detailed and more expressive as you will clearly see in the images that later follow. The third and forth images are artist copies (Malcolm Dewey) where I was trying to encourage myself to be looser with my brush strokes, this resulted in the following 5 paintings that are looser and still have my individuality. This will continue to change as I further find my own ways of painting and develop my style. I think the use of mixed media will show this in my next paintings I have on the go as I write this. Watch this space...
On a side note, I am drawn to paths and things in the landscape that lead the eye in to the picture, this by default is what makes a landscape interesting, strong and work as a piece of art or photograph. I also like to use colour, this is something I don't shy away from so expect to see more colourful work in the future!