DURING THE LONG HISTORY OF PAINTING MANY LANDSCAPES HAVE BEEN CREATED WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF AN ARTIST'S STUDIO.

FOR ME IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ABSORB THE LANDSCAPE IN THE FIELD, IN THE OPEN AIR.
MY LARGE PASTELDRAWINGS ARE DONE 'SUR LE MOTIF' AS CEZANNE SAID.
I CAN THEN GIVE EXPRESSION TO THE FLOWING ENERGIES WHICH I SENSE AROUND ME;
THE LIGHT WHICH STREAMS OVER THE LANDSCAPE BEFORE MY EYES BESTOWING UNITY ON THE WHOLE WORLD.


I WANT TO ALLOW MY CRAYONS TO FLOW OVER THE PAPER IN THE SAME WAY, IN ONE GREAT GESTURE, FORMING THE IMAGE OF WHAT I SEE AND FEEL BEFORE AND AROUND ME.

LATER IN THE STUDIO THE PASTEL DRAWING GIVE BIRTH TO AN OIL PAINTING.

THEN THERE IS THE PAINTING ITSELF. THE COLOURS ARE MY WORDS AND I WANT TO SPEAK AS CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE SO I USE VIVID COLOURS.
IN MY OIL PAINTINGS I WANT TO CONVEY THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT WHEN I WAS DRAWING MY PASTEL FROM NATURE.
THIS IS A HANDWRITING FULL OF ENERGY.

 

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