'ESSENCE'
OPENS SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2024
12.30PM - 5PM
LEMOND GALLERY
4 THORN ROAD, BEARSDEN, GLASGOW, G61 4PP
'ARROCHAR ESSENCE' | 120 x 180CM OIL ON LINEN
ABOUT 'ESSENCE'
I’ve always liked the Henri Matisse quote:
“I don’t paint things, I paint the difference between things”. I like to borrow from the sentiment of this in my own statement of:
“I don’t paint places, I paint the essence of place”
Often my goal is to have the viewer recognise a feeling of place without specifics of the literal lay of land. Once these defining characteristics are dispensed with, the challenge is then to utilise multiple viewpoints, experiences and light conditions to convey a more emotional and spiritual perception of place.
'ESSENCE STUDY I'
30 X 30CM | OIL ON LINEN
'ESSENCE STUDY III'
30 X 30CM | OIL ON LINEN
'ESSENCE OF TRANQUILITY'
80 X 80CM | OIL & ACRYLIC ON LINEN
'ISLAND ESSENCE'
60 X 120CM | OIL & ACRYLIC ON LINEN