Russell D Pulford

It is simply interpretation. That's all. I work with acrylic paints, adding  gel allows me to push and pull the paint around, to blend it and importantly achieve that sharp impasto. Our wonderful environment is the motivation behind my landscape painting. We are not caring for it as we should I hope my work provides a reminder of a pristine environment free of plastic waste, fracking or reservoirs of coal ash for example. There are so many beautiful places to visit and paint. I have many favourite places. When I am painting I might listen to music on other occasions it is quiet, It is all about the mood. How do I start? Well it's simple. I have either photographic references from visits to particular places or perhaps supplied by a client. I sketch out a rough outline of where things should be and then I am straight in to it. I paint in the flat where I can walk around or spin the canvas around as I please. Painting for me is a form of meditation. I am transported to the subject that I am working on. I am reminded of the time, the smells, the feeling and realisation of how insignificant we are as humans in the whole scheme of things. I see landscapes in sections - sky, ocean, land whatever there might be, the shadows and the light pull them all together to make the whole picture. I like to talk to my paintings as I am working, as they evolve. I guess someone on the outside looking in would find it strange to say the least. I love ballet and dance generally, live performances inspire my paintings of this art form. How would I like viewers of my artwork to respond? I would like them to be enticed by the different textures, holding their attention as they find themselves transported to the heart of the work.