Robin Leonard
Artists Statement-
I try to express a feeling of what I see, an interpretation rather than a copy.
Though it may sometimes appear too abstract, it is at any level a collection of marks or reactions, - the paint is there to imply in a natural way the nature it represents rather than being a controlled exercise in safe formulaic technique. I paint with long arms as I want my work to be enjoyed on at least two levels. One as representation seen from a distance, and then as abstract indulgent use of paint close up. Some paintings are open to more than one interpretation. I like to take risks with paintings - paint for paints sake, - with hours spent and sometimes satisfactory work being destroyed when things go wrong. It is by taking chances that work develops.
I try to express a feeling of what I see, an interpretation rather than a copy.
Though it may sometimes appear too abstract, it is at any level a collection of marks or reactions, - the paint is there to imply in a natural way the nature it represents rather than being a controlled exercise in safe formulaic technique. I paint with long arms as I want my work to be enjoyed on at least two levels. One as representation seen from a distance, and then as abstract indulgent use of paint close up. Some paintings are open to more than one interpretation. I like to take risks with paintings - paint for paints sake, - with hours spent and sometimes satisfactory work being destroyed when things go wrong. It is by taking chances that work develops.
