The Thunder Rider (II) Painting

Most of my work is inspired by nature. This piece was loosely inspired by the landscapes of Charnwood Forest and Derbyshire, not a specific place, more the mood of the light, the woodlands, hills and ancient rocks. I’m interested in the way memory shapes an idea of a landscape. Our response to a place is filtered through whatever we are thinking about at the time we saw it. Each time we think back on that place further layers of our thoughts are added creating a personal mythology that may end up looking quite different to a photograph of that place. Therefore my work is probably more about my internal thoughts than an external view. I think of my paintings as dreamscapes. As such the landscape is simply a starting point for the work and the finished paintings are hopefully universal. This work began as a tribute to Nik Turner, co-founder of the group Hawkwind, who died in 2022. This was in my thoughts whilst making ink studies in the Peak District during frosty weather. The landscapes were often bathed in brilliant, sometimes golden, light. During the following weeks working on the painting in the studio I lost a close family member and the work became more about the way we process loss and memories, the glorious light of the landscapes blurring with ideas of nature’s cycle of constant regeneration. I wanted to make a hopeful painting, filled with light and movement and a sense of spirituality. My main historical references are Turner and the other Sublime/Romantic artists

Painting:Oil on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:29.5 W x 29.5 H x 1.2 D in

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