I feel what I paint and I paint what I see

I work mainly in pastels, both soft and oil, but also enjoy producing works in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media.

 

Living in the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors, with rocky coastline to complement the rugged splendour of the Mooreland, subject matter is of the very best.

 

I love nothing more than relaxing with a set of pastels and capturing forever an idea on paper. Anything inspires me; I often feel like a young child in a sweet shop, every thing I see around me is filled with colour and shape.

 

I like to paint expressively and see things from a slightly unusual angle. I have recently been pushing the limits of Oil Pastel, as a medium, for creating drama and emotion in my paintings

 

I tend to paint what appeals to me, in a way that I see the subject. Though I enjoy working in pastels, I also work in acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. I am mostly self taught, though in saying that, I love to attend art classes and art groups to share and learn new techniques and approaches.

 

I paint because I love to paint; my greatest enjoyment is seeing others enjoy my work. If someone can see, even just for a moment, what I have seen my art has come through. I have had several commissioned portraits, animal portraits and landscapes. I am a member of ‘The Oil Pastel Society’, ‘Whitby Art Society’ and a member of 'The Eskvale Painting Group'

 

I also have a site at www.minigalleryworld.com/John_Birch/