Year of creation | 2023 |
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Dimensions | 101 W × 101 H × 4 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | fine art |
Genre | landscape |
Materials | oil, canvas |
Type of packaging | cardboard box |
Eliciting the warm essence of a sultry summer afternoon walk near Selmeston village, this landscape oil painting captures the idyllic charm of Sussex. The scenery unfolds with two pheasants amidst poppies that punctuate the meadow with bursts of color—a mad contrast to the green hills and fields yonder. As a path fades into the backdrop leading to distant hills, the artist's ardor for the English landscape is palpable. Drawing on art nouveau influences, the piece is a contemporary semi-abstract visualization of nature's summer garments, crafted with emotional depth and a palpable sense of movement.
I am a professional artist based in East Sussex who creates large semi abstract landscape, seascape and wildlife paintings in oil on canvas. My painting style is very distinct and fuses art-nouveau, impressionist and semi-abstract techniques with traditional portraiture that reflect my love of nature, animals, birds and the flora and fauna of the landscapes around me. My main working method has been the development of a painting style I term ‘memory impressionism’. This method involves going walking somewhere, looking at and absorbing the things I see and experience, and then returning home to my studio to try and capture an echo or essence of the place from memory - including any wildlife I may have seen. By this method I can capture essences and echoes of places and the feeling I have about them. I love the ancient landscapes of England and my paintings often reflect the spiritual elements that such landscapes have.