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I need to paint- it's a need in me that I have to fulfill on a daily basis. If I don't paint then I start to get twitchy. Kate says I'm hell to be with on holidays!
My main inspiration is the landscape immediately around my studio. I base most of my river paintings on the River Wylye which flows close by: a fresh chalk stream full of life and movement. I have got to know a 2-mile stretch of the river very well over the years- I know where to find particular plants and flowers, I know where the adders live and I know where the herons like to fish. There are still more and more things to discover, though, and I don't think I'll ever tire of it. It changes dramatically from hour to hour, day to day and season to season, giving me all the pattern, colour and movement I need.
I feel just the same about the nearby water-meadows and forest- I love the textures and movement of grasses, patterns of the wild flowers, rich contrasts between the dark trees and the mottled sunlight turning the leaf litter to gold.
I explore this landscape on a regular basis, drawing, painting and taking photos. Over the years I have built up a huge store of imagery which I can refer to for ideas.
There are a number of painters who I return to for inspiration- all of them were inspired by the English landscape, they include Samuel Palmer for the magical atmosphere he creates in his visionary landscapes, JMW Turner; for his obsession with light and colour and Ivon Hitchins for his gestural and abstract response to nature.
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