Phil has had a long, art related career mixing producing art and exhibiting throughout southern England with running/owning advertising agencies, magazine publishing company and an art gallery. However, art is now the prime focus which as a consequence, is generating more work and exhibiting opportunities.
If there is a common factor in the work it is to produce images that are striking both in terms of subject matter and colour. I believe art should ‘move’ and affect the viewer. Love it or hate it, art should stand out and be seen not blend into the wallpaper.
Consequently, the figurative pictures I create feature strong heads and torsos with impact and dynamism. The images tend to be either distinctive heads or close ups of torsos. They are created on thick, deckled paper from which I gouge out layers and chunks to leave a textured surface to build up the picture using acrylic paint and charcoal.
Landscapes are semi abstract concentrating on colour combinations primarily in acrylic and pastel. Recent works are topographical abstracts based on the yellow river Thursa in Iceland.