Michael Walton

Born in Kent in 1981, I grew up in Gloucestershire and have lived all over the country, including London and Birmingham, since. I am a landscape artist and have been building up my practice for the past few years having reignited my love of art after a long absence.
I am particularly interested in painting with acrylics on wood and am developing this as a speciality, although also enjoy painting in watercolour and traditional drawing, usually in drawing pen and pencil but coloured crayon, pastel, and felt tip as well. I also love to work in pen and wash.
My style is broadly figurative, although I am now exploring abstract expressionism which is of particular interest, so watch this space!
I particularly enjoy painting seascapes and harbour scenes, particularly in St Ives, Cornwall, where I have been much influenced by the Newlyn School, the beautiful natural light, and magical atmosphere. In addition, I like to make images of rural landscapes, especially canalside and riparian scenes, buildings of architectural interest, urban and suburban scenes. Most of my work depicts the English landscape but this is by no means exclusive: I have also enjoyed making art in Italy, Greece, the Spanish Islands, Australia, and Turkey and look for...

I read law at the University of Exeter from where I graduated in 2002 with a 2:1. I then trained, qualified, and practised as a solicitor, a career which I have now left in
order to develop as an artist and a writer.