Boggy Mire, Setley Painting

I graduated with a BA(Hons) from Camberwell School of Art in 1989 and have lived in Lymington, Hampshire, UK for over twenty years. I walk out most days in the New Forest and am very familiar with the wildlife and landscape. The Forest never fails to inspire me each day, whatever the weather. I take a sketchbook out with me when walking to get ideas for longer plein air sessions. I work quickly outdoors as I love the immediacy and intimacy of working in the elements. I may then work on a few details later in the studio but for me the only way to get the feel of a particular tree or viewpoint- the tones, colours, depth and light - is to be there on the spot. Working outside is, however, not for the faint hearted and I may occasionally have to make way for angry looking bovines.