About Time – Richard Monks (RCA)

My work is abstract, painted from memories gathered in the landscape over the seasons. It includes familiar elements – shapes observed on regular walks around the Lake District, Liverpool and the Llŷn Peninsula, between which I divide much of my time; field patterns on the fellside, rock formations along the coastline, or the remains of an industrial era on the banks of the Mersey. With these as my inspiration I build up layers of paint in an intuitive way; scraping, sanding, scouring to reveal hidden details – responding to the marks themselves, constantly looking to see what emerges – contrasts – relationships between colour and form, so that the final work, whilst not immediately recognisable, retains a sense of time and place.
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You may also like the following events from Farfield Mill, Sedbergh:

• This Wednesday, 24th September, 10:30 am, British Tapestry Group – Tapestry of the North: Our Textile Heritage in Kirkby Stephen
• Next Saturday, 4th October, 02:00 pm, Meet the Makers – British Tapestry Group in Kirkby Stephen
• Next month, 10th October, 10:00 am, Air Dried Clay – Nik Hunter-Dale in Kirkby Stephen

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