2020
Born in England, Simon Ledson spent much of his childhood living throughout Africa before returning to the UK to study fine art, design and Illustration. Since 1985 he has worked as a full-time artist, curator and as both an interior and graphic designer.
As a keen surfer, Ledson considers his work to serve as an investigation into the ways in which the rhythm of the ocean physically connects with his body — it deals with ideas such as the distortion of vision and changing perspectives with regard to his movement through both the water and the changing light of day.
Ledson's paintings emphasize the simplicity of form and the interaction between light, tone, texture and emotion. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, these paintings are a study of low light observation capturing the atmospheric mood and still moments of the early morning, with just enough sunlight to show a trace of the landscape. The works document a personal journey as well as an ongoing search affected by sleep deprivation which further distorts the interplay of night and day. These landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what Ledson sees as a mere reflection of light on a surface; the reality of reflection. The initial stage of each landscape is sketched straight onto primed canvases on location, either in oil or charcoal, before being finished in the studio.
Since 2008 Ledson has exhibited continuously throughout England as well in Thailand. The artist has enjoyed multiple residences in England and Spain, has won multiple awards including the Quartz Art Festival's "Public Choice" award in 2010, and undertook a series of international commissions between 2006 and 2018.
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You can See - contemporary seascape semi-abstract palm tree mixed media painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon’s landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what he sees, a mere reflection of light on a surface, the reality of reflection. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, thes...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
The Sense - contemporary landscape abstract bright mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Beyond - contemporary semi-abstract mixed media painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon’s landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what he sees, a mere reflection of light on a surface, the reality of reflection. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, thes...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Red Right - contemporary abstract landscape red mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Powerless Move - contemporary landscape abstract mixed media painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Sudden Change - contemporary semi-abstract mixed media painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon’s landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what he sees, a mere reflection of light on a surface, the reality of reflection. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, thes...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Benjamin Aitala, Large Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting Palm Trees 2022
By Benjamin Aitala
Located in Miami, FL
Benjamin Aitala, Large Contemporary Abstract Figurative Painting Palm Trees 2022 Acrylic on canvas 72.80 x 59 in Unstretched While Aitala´s artwork has its beginnings in the neo-expressionism, within the years it was gradually adopting all kinds of facets and styles that being fused, have reached a particular work of amazing and “questionable” originality, like he himself likes to claim. In his paintings nothing is pure, everything receives an influence, a touch that marks it. He superimposes figurative motifs until he gets an abstract weave...
Acrylic
Palm 4, Contemporary Landscape Painting
By Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The composition of this painting is marked by a dynamic interplay between the foreground and the background. At the forefront, a lush tropical plant commands attention. Its sinuous v...
Oil, Canvas
Palms - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Impressionist, 21st Century, Signed
By Ivana Milosevic
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ivana Milosevic creates vibrant, yet soothing water landscapes that emphasize color and texture. She uses palette knives and brushes to carve details into layers of paint. They refle...
Canvas, Acrylic
Palm 5, Contemporary Abstract Landscape
By Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excerpt from the Palm series 2023 - Present The artworks presented here depict palm-like plants in mostly nocturnal and enigmatic settings, often against mountainous backdrops and o...
Canvas, Oil
Palm Tree Painting Tropical Nature Coastal Landscape Modern Art
By Marina Fisher
Located in Zofingen, AG
**Palm Tree Painting Tropical Nature Coastal Landscape Modern Art** This original tropical landscape painting captures the quiet beauty and sculptural elegance of a solitary palm tr...
Canvas, Oil
Paisaje de los dioses del Sol/Landscapes of the Sun Gods VI
By José Luis Bustamante
Located in White Plains, NY
This piece is part of a beautiful collection which includes twenty oil paintings, with silver/gold leaf on canvas. The astonishing light that this world-renowned artist has captured ...
Silver
