CITY + LANDSCAPES
create the silvery sheen of the Shard's outline, reflecting the image of the City's magnificence back out into its streets.” This stark black and white painting contrasts with the warm tones of Battersea Power Station, a tribute to one of his favourite London landmarks, and Blaze It Up, a fiery sunset over the Thames. “If people enjoy my work, that’s good enough for me, I don’t ask any more than that,” said Paul. “I do hope they connect to the picture whether it’s sensing the speed and energy of the traffic, the opportunities and excitement behind the twinkling lights or the calm and serenity of a sunset by the river.” The final artist in this focus on landscapes is Richard Rowan – and his work is literally out of this world. Painting on glass adds another challenge to his pieces – “it can make you want to tear your hair out,” he admits – but the result is divine. His collection of three paintings is about the visual journey taken from the ground to the Milky Way and through to the furthest reaches of space. “My message is simple; I want to give people the opportunity to forget about the world around them – even if it is just for five minutes – and for my paintings to transport them into looking at the heart of a nebular, watching the Milky Way or the clouds rolling above their heads,” he says. “As their eyes focus more on the colour in the painting, their mind should be tricked into thinking the sky is actually moving, the sun is setting and the night stars are twinkling.” His favourite piece is ‘Sunlit Night’ . “This is a sunset that didn't want to go away. Some are over in seconds, but this one endured, the colour lingering in the sky, diffusing beautifully through the clouds and swathing the horizon in warmth.” It seems that this enduring genre is as much about escapism for the artist as it is the viewer – the ultimate journey for the soul. GALLERY The newartworks from these leading city and landscape artists are available in galleries nationwide or vi ew online at washingtongreen.co.uk
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“I do hope people connect to the painting whether it’s sensing the speed and energy of the traffic, the opportunities and excitement behind the twinkling lights or the calm and serenity of a sunset by the river.”
� ParisAfterDark Boxedcanvas Editionof150
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£950
� MoonlightRiver Boxedcanvas Editionof150
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ImageSize191/2”x60”
£695
� BlazeItUp
Boxedcanvas Editionof150 ImageSize191/2”x60”
£695
� FinalFlurry Boxedcanvas Editionof150
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ImageSize36”x60”
£950
PAUL KENTON
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18 FIN e ARTC o LL e CT o R AUTUMN2014
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