Ascona in Green Painting

I am a British-born expressionist artist, living and working in Switzerland since 2007. Like most of the British explorers that arrived in Switzerland before me, I also found the Swiss Alps capturing my imagination and fell under their majestic spell. My main influences are the landscapes of Ferdinand Hodler and German expressionist artists such as Kirchner and Beckmann. These along with the book written by Heinrich Harrer (The White  Spider) have influenced my creativity and inspired me to use my own unique style to represent the Swiss mountains and landscape.  My connection with Switzerland started before I was born.  In the mid-'50s, my Father came to Luzern, Switzerland for a holiday with his school.  He fell in love with Switzerland and the mountains.  Sadly my father died when I was 2 years old, so sadly never got to hear his adventures. But I grew up with a small wooden house, which he brought home as a gift to his parents. Toward the end of his life, my Father began to paint.  Now I find myself painting the mountains around Luzern and living in a village with is called wooden houses. I am home..... ​