About

Becoming a self-taught artist was a progression from my love of creative photography back in the days of 35mm film. I had no formal education in art but as I travelled more and visited many galleries I developed a passion for art. The desire grew to try my hand at oils so I started at the age of 45 in 2010.  I experimented for a couple of years finding myself drawn towards creating landscapes and architecture. This stood me in good stead when I decided to enter ‘Master of Art International’ in 2014 and was honoured to receive my first award.
I draw much of my inspiration from my travels and the extraordinary. I love the freedom that oil and the palette give me to portray my subject with a free flowing personal expressive interpretation rather than creating more accurate depiction of the subject. I simply leave that to the digital camera.  I paint from digital photographs generally with the exception of the occasional abstracts which essentially evolve through my imagination and selective memory. 
As a design draughtsman by profession I have to adhere to stringent rules of geometry and scale of course, so I find my painting offers me such a wonderful means of escape and sense of well-being which I hope shows in my style to the viewer.
 
 
Anthony Payne