I am principally inspired by colour, and light & atmosphere.
I paint mainly in oils because I love the texture of the stuff. But I do experiment..... I never like to do the same thing twice.
I have a pretty eclectic kind of approach to subject matter. I don't really do "themes" at the moment but that doesn't matter so much anyway. The subject for me is mainly a carrier for something I'm trying to achieve at the time.
But what I paint has to stir me. I need to be in thrall to it in some way. Exactly how that is I often don't know myself, but I always become aware of it as I'm working away.... and I'm all done when the feeling has worked itself out. It's a bit like being picked up and then gently put down again by something beyond my control ...but all the time feeling I’m on a dangerous edge.
It’s very exciting , no thrilling is a better word.
Above all what I get out of art is a kind of endless, compulsive challenge. When I get up from painting I feel an immediate compulsion to get straight back to it again. I take that as a healthy sign and I will always paint while I feel that way.
I have always felt that a piece of the artist goes into everything he/she creates, so I endeavour to make each artwork absolutely unique. Like most artists, I suspect in their heart of hearts, I don't paint primarily to sell, so prices for my work are always negotiable. My goal isn't really to sell art, although I am extremely happy when someone wants to acquire a piece, but my greatest hope is that my art will "touch" them personally, & leave a special and lasting impression.
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