| Martin Greenland, elected to the Society 1999 | ||
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"It’s a perfectly levelling thing to do, exploring landscape both real, as on a walk, or by completely inventing it – exploring the illusion of landscape made by the tactile breadth of oil paint. The first instance is about absorption, meditation, analysis; the second about realisation, connection, revelation – a show of things more or less understood. Completely inventing is an obsession, but not a chore. It may seem futile to make the works seem as though they have been observed or taken from photographs, but inventing gives the work reason for existence – what is shown exists only within these painted illusions. It’s a deeply satisfying thing to do, and oil on canvas is still the broadest, most perfect vehicle for this." Martin Greenland 44, Craig Walk, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 2JT Tel. 015394 48201 Email martingreenland@ecosse.net www.martingreenland.co.uk |
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