Michael Hemming

Although my paintings encapsulate a static moment in time, they have to attempt to re-live the atmosphere experienced at their time of creation. This means translating varying moods to the viewer. Sometimes it can be turbulent storm winds building over a restless sea, other times foaming spray exploding against granite rocks or maybe the warmth of the bright sun radiating across a clear blue sky.

I use my enthusiasm for strong colour and contrast to create a striking visual focus, complemented by structural marks which lead the eye into and around the painting.
I use various mediums to achieve my goal including charcoal, Indian ink, pastel, watercolour, acrylic paint & acrylic ink, however, oil paint is the main focus of my work. I sometimes use several mediums in a painting which are applied over a period of time building layers of intrigue & texture. Because of my working methods, I favour the stability of a solid panel for many of my paintings which are then framed,

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Although my paintings encapsulate a static moment in time, they have to attempt to re-live the atmosphere experienced at their time of creation. This means translating varying moods to the viewer. Sometimes it can be turbulent storm winds building over a restless sea, other times foaming spray exploding against granite rocks or maybe the warmth of the bright sun radiating across a clear blue sky.

I use my enthusiasm for strong colour and contrast to create a striking visual focus, complemented by structural marks which lead the eye into and around the painting.
I use various mediums to achieve my goal including charcoal, Indian ink, pastel, watercolour, acrylic paint & acrylic ink, however, oil paint is the main focus of my work. I sometimes use several mediums in a painting which are applied over a period of time building layers of intrigue & texture. Because of my working methods, I favour the stability of a solid panel for many of my paintings which are then framed, giving further depth and a contemporary presentation.

My art studio is located in Dorset giving me good access to the coast and countryside and, as most of my work is based on interpreting the feeling of being outside in the natural world, it’s an ideal base for painting directly from the elements. You may find me stationed on a clifftop or studying a brooding sky somewhere in Dorset attempting to capture the face of nature.

I have exhibited in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire and have sold to collectors from England, Australia and the U.S.A.

Michael Hemming
Dorset artist