Inspiration, Observation, Motivation
INSPIRATION
My inspiration is driven by walking through the landscape that surrounds me. As each painting takes several weeks, I take many photographs on site, placing myself as if I were painting in situ, capturing the light, texture and emotion. I want to be able to come back to the studio still breathing and seeing all the nuances that have captivated me.
Observation
I grew up on a small farm which had several acres of woodland. as a child i would spend hours observing, watching and marvelling at the way light would fall on foliage and the river. it was a challenge to isolate colours to see how i could recreate them, how to capture the sense of movement and the many layers of dark, light and all the hues of water.
motivation
while discovering new landscapes that inspire me, or revisiting scenes that have inspired before, i am often met by new challenges, a particular complex view, a level of light that takes great observation to figure out how I am to capture the moment. I am constantly being driven forward and challenged, as my work has developed over the years, I now feel braver to tackle the harder subjects, or to capture light I once was uncertain of.