Richard Lannowe Hall RASA

Artist Statement

I am in love with the visual world around me. What the light defines, what I see around me has an intense fascination for me. All my senses are stimulated by what I see; this changes my feelings, & thinking. It is I believe a spiritual process. My spirit is enhanced. I am inspired and motivated by the energy of this impact. I observe and paint what I have experienced. When I look at a scene that attracts me, I respond viscerally. I would like the paintings to express something  of this relationship.

Reflections are a constant source of beauty, ideas, visual games and metaphors. The world seen through a looking glass, my frame of reference turned on its proverbial head. The abstract made literal. The reflection of the orange on the glass topped table appears to me as real as the orange itself; the reflection has its own identity, existence.

The practical process has developed over the years. I work on my boat making sketches and notes and then at my studio near, nr St. Ives, Cornwall, from these sketches and photographs and the memory of my experience.

The paintings are primarily gouache on board or paper and mixing gum Arabic to give added translucence which seeks to capture the translucence, depth of tone and widely varying tones and colours of water, sky and light. I, draw on my memories of the experience; in spirit, these paintings reflect my perception of, and my love for, the unique land and seascapes that I inhabit.