This is a personal post

But that’s because I am examining my art. All art is intensely personal. The images that we make reflect ourselves. And I am examining that relationship.

I am on a journey

I have signed up to a course to help me sell more prints. You can expect some news about what will be available, in the next few weeks. But as part of this I need to learn to communicate what my art is about, in just a few words. Before that, I need think about what really does influence my work. It is a voyage of self-discovery.

Here is a little about what influences me

The primary influence in my images is my love of being in wild places and in nature. It’s my special place and it’s where I like to take my camera.

But there’s more to it than this. I think other passions, such as reading, writing and being environmentally conscious come through as well. The feeling of my images is shaped by things that have happened to me in life: relationships, deaths and becoming a parent.

Other artists such as Kurt Jackson and David Tress have also influenced how I see the world. And it is not just my likes: it is my dislikes too. I shy away from chocolate box pictures and traditional landscapes.

All of this comes together to shape my images

They are nearly always based on nature and wild places. I tend to be semi abstract. Textures are very important to me. And I like to give my work space to breathe. Often, a sense of scale is deliberately missing.

Finally, I want my work to provoke thought, questions and even memories. I want to leave it open to interpretation.

But how do I put all this into a few words so that people quickly understand what I’m about?

Re-imagined landscapes

“I create re-imagined semi-abstract landscapes, that provoke thought.”

I’d love to hear what you think of this description. Does it match what you see in work? Does it sound right and not too unnatural? Please let me know!