Alan Daysh

I'm a landscape artist from the Isle of Wight. Over the last 30 years I've painted small oil paintings of the island and other landscapes worldwide. I've decided with this new series to limit myself to oils on small canvas panels done only with a palette knife. The aim is to paint 100 oil sketches to represent the many different aspects of an area.
I suppose there are 2 main thoughts behind each sketch: Firstly to represent the feeling of space and distance from being in a landscape then, conversely, secondly, to concentrate on the surface of the painting itself. Allowing the palette knife to move freely and quickly so that the texture and colours evolve to create a 3 dimensional object. The aim is to create abstract paintings of the distance.

Many single and joint exhibitions, including 'The Distance' a solo exhibition at Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight, 'Landscape Reflections' an exhibition with The organisation Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. I've had work selected for the Royal Institution of Oil Painters and exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London. I've also had prints for sale nationally including through the John Lewis chain through working as an artist in residence at a company called Artmarketing.