“I love the work of the impressionist painters. I think the bright, vivid and complementary colours I use in my work is down to their influence.” – Neil Dawson Dawson’s depiction of rain gives an added dimension to these most recent artworks. Whilst Dawson may modestly refer to them as ‘happy accidents’, most art critics would argue that the majority of seminal evolutionary moments for artists are the marriage of such accidents with the eye to recognise progress, and the skill to develop it. Quite so with Dawson’s representation of rain; having experimented with a variety of utensils to achieve his desired outcome, he identified a particular tool that shapes the colours and light sources in his pieces to great effect. The rain softens the angular nature of the city scenes, and adds a gentle luminescence to the streets, creating a reality so authentic as to allow the viewer to feel the rain for themselves. “In this new collection I have specifically tried capture the essence of rain. Not only with the reflections but also with verticals, washing down the colours and altering shapes.” – Neil Dawson
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