Hello, and welcome to my website!

 

I am a painter currently deriving most of my inspiration from the landscapes of Wales and the Derbyshire Peak district.  I've tried to present some

of my works and give some insight into how and why they arrive in the form in which you see them.  I hope you enjoy browsing

through them, and should any  appeal enough, most are for sale at prices from £60 upwards depending on the work and whether you

want to buy it mounted or framed.  I can arrange for a framed, limited edition print, A4 size, at considerably less cost.  If you have

an idea for something you would like in my style, I'm always prepared to discuss commisioned works.  My details are listed on the

Contact Me page of the site. 

 

              The various Galleries contain examples of my works in different media from the present and the recent past.  I have also

included a section called the ‘Life Room’, since this is where I go to remind  myself that formal issues such as proportion and

perspective, history and tradition still have meaning and validity throughout the visual arts, and are neglected at our peril.  Without

them, all our work is diminished.  Here there are examples of drawings made in sessions organised by the Didsbury Drawing group. 

Some were worked on for well over an hour and others were completed within a few minutes.  Some of my art work develops alongside

or from my poems and because they are appropriate I've included two such series here - The 'Solva' series in Gallery 7, and the

'Earth, air, fire and water' series in  Gallery 8.  I have also chosen to open the pages of some of my sketchbooks since these are

rarely seen in public, yet are the places where starting points are recorded and ideas and possibilities are tried, tested,

rejected, amended and developed until some become more finished works.  

 

I hope my works appeal to you and creates some small resonance between your life and mine.

- Mike Stevenson.