‘Landscape before lightening storm – Sussex Painting

David Scott Moore is a landscape painter who paints outside and in at the Phoenix Brighton studios the drama and atmosphere of British Landscapes. He has been selected for: the 'Discerning Eye Exhibition 2015′, Mall Galleries, London SW1; shortlisted for the 2015 & 2016 Lynn Painter-Stainers' national art prize, London, and pre-selected for 'The Royal Society of British Artists Open Exhibition 2016, London. On ’Sussex Downs Sunset Crimson I’ – “We love the dramatic and intensely colourful sky!” Big Heart Auction Team, Brighton Dome, 2015. His oil paintings are bold experiments in light and colour and contrasting tones with intricate surfaces that convey the drama and atmosphere of British landscapes. He is a Studio Landscape Painter based at the Phoenix Arts, England. David has recently exhibited at the Brighton Dome, Bellis Gallery, Chalk Gallery, Phoenix Arts Gallery and Brighton Festival Open Houses, and has work in collections as far as Sydney Australia and China. "These oils start ‘en plein air’ – painted outside. Inspired by South of England Downs landscapes. I initially respond by rapidly painting brush marks, layered textures and patterned rhythm to record the transitions of light over brief moments in time. In the studio, for weeks afterwards, the focus then becomes the painting and its surface. Many stages of destruction and recreation occur of re-sculpting the skies and re-layering the land with paint and glaze. Many of the original marks are left very visible to retain a live feel. I like the idea of the painter being the main character in the narrative setting; a first person witness who relays a live event and draws the viewer in close to a compelling scene."