Mixed Media Landscapes by Simon Parkin

Down the Valley, View From Middle Moor
76x60cm
£875.00

Snow On Middle Moor
60x60cm
£775.00

Looking Towards South Head
60x60cm
£775.00

My paintings are a response to the environment here in the Peak District, I am continually looking at how I can capture the everchanging colours and texture as well as the dramatic sense of light and space; I use memory and direct observation as well as found objects such as heather bracken and pieces of stone from the walls, to give the paintings a strong sense of place . A major interest within my work is how I explore the relationship between the painting process and capturing something of the persona of a certain environment. This process leads me on a journey of discovery with the paint, the place, or source of inspiration, and the nature of being, and comes to a conclusion when there is a balance of understanding between these elements.

I see my painting as a unifying activity, a process involving experience, reflection, action and calm. These issues are brought to a resolve, and harmony is shown through the marks, colour and space. My focus within this process is to create a layering of paint and imagery in which one loses a sense of self and becomes open, contemplative and responsive to the work.

I hope that my paintings transmit a quality of awareness that is resting, stimulating and revelationary rather than explanatory. This invites the viewer to participate in an intimate way and thus complete the work.