Robin Leonard

Known for the looseness of style his paintings often provoke amazement in elements that are expressed with the minimum of marks. Robin has been painting the Cornish Landscape for over 20 years. Robin believes it is essential for a landscape artist to work from life; every day, every hour demanding a new palette. Artists Statement- I try to express a feeling of what I see, an interpretation rather than a copy. Though it may sometimes appear too abstract, it is at any level a collection of marks or reactions, - the paint is there to imply in a natural way the nature it represents rather than being a controlled exercise in safe formulaic technique. I paint with long arms as I want my work to be enjoyed on at least two levels. One as representation seen from a distance, and then as abstract indulgent use of paint close up. Some paintings are open to more than one interpretation. I like to take risks with paintings - paint for paints sake, - with hours spent and sometimes satisfactory work being destroyed when things go wrong. It is by taking chances like this we artists learn.