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Tim Saunders
Saudi Gazette
Paintings by a Cornish artist are now hanging in America.
In the last month Gordon Hunt from Fowey has sent two paintings to California and Texas.
“It is very exciting how the internet allows me to share and sell my work around the world,” said Gordon. “The images I paint of Cornwall, with its sparkling turquoise seas, evoke a feeling of sunshine, holidays and well-being and seem to resonate around the world. I have now sent work to the USA, the Middle East, Australia and Europe.”
Gordon’s work is also available through Cornwall galleries: Fowey River Gallery, The Lander Gallery and Gribbin Gallery as well as in others around the UK.
Gordon will be taking part in this year’s Fowey Arts Trail and will be having a solo exhibition in St Ives at the Salthouse Gallery at the end of May.
Gordon Hunt works from his home studio in Fowey, Cornwall. “I paint the light effects of sunshine on water, with sparkling reflections and silhouettes, resulting in strong contrasting colours and dynamic shapes,” he explains. “I have a real sense of ‘painting the light’ when creating these works, evoking the feeling of sunshine, holidays and well being, which I think is why they are so popular.” Rather than an accurate depiction of a particular scene, Gordon’s work has a more emotional response to the scene, using colour and contrast to give a heightened feel for the day, the place, the people. “The camera is my sketchbook, I carry it at all times, ready to capture a moment, a ray of light, a sparkle of water. Back in the studio I sketch out the composition in my sketchbook, it has brown paper pages, so as well as the shapes drawn with a black pencil, I also use a white pencil to indicate the white, bright areas of the painting.” Gordon paints in acrylic on box canvas. “The quick drying properties of acrylic suits my style of painting, building up layers of colour, working towards the brightest parts of the painting. I also like the modern clean look of box canvas on the wall.” He currently sells in several galleries across the UK and one in Portugal.
www.artist-potter-Cornwall.co.uk
