Mike Kirkham-Jones

Born in Newport, South Wales in 1962 and having had no formal training, my work is largely intuitive and dependent upon 30 years experience.

I enjoy working in oils because I feel I can best express the reverence and empathy I have for creation through the sensual earthiness of the medium. Painting provides me with a means to express a deep connection with the natural world, I paint because I want to share that spiritual connectedness with others.

My subjects are largely based on observations, experience, the changing light of day and the mood it creates. I enjoy the challenge of the realistic representation of nature, but I also add on the style by giving personality to the palette.

I started painting in school and have now found that painting is a major part of my life that I lost as a young adult, I rekindle that spark of spontaneous creativity and self-expression every time I pick up a brush. Each of my paintings is a tribute to nature and creation that elicit in me a sense of wonder and excitement. The quest to understand the nuances of life around me inspires me to keep searching and growing in a craft that I truly love.

I specialise in seascapes and landscapes produced in quality oils combined with teaching and demonstrating.

Mike Kirkham-Jones - artist
*medium*	Watercolour, Wet into Wet, Oils, Pencils
*speciality*	Landscapes, Marinescapes/Seascapes, Portraits
career	Born in Newport, South Wales in 1962 and having had no formal training, my work is largely intuitive and dependent upon 30 years experience. I enjoy working in oils because I feel I can best express the reverence and empathy I have for creation through the sensual earthiness of the medium. Painting provides me with a means to express a deep connection with the natural world, I paint because I want to share that spiritual connectedness with others. My subjects are largely based on observations, experience, the changing light of day and the mood it creates. I enjoy the challenge of the realistic representation of nature, but I also add on the style by giving personality to the palette. I started painting in school and have now found that painting is a major part of my life that I lost as a young adult, I rekindle that spark of spontaneous creativity and self-expression every time I pick up a brush. Each of my paintings is a tribute to nature and creation that elicit in me a sense of wonder and excitement. The quest to understand the nuances of life around me inspires me to keep searching and growing in a craft that I truly love. I specialise in seascapes and landscapes produced in quality oils combined with teaching and demonstrating.
*contact:*	Mike Kirkham-Jones Ardwyn Heol-Y-Bowls Blaenporth Ceredigion SA43 2AR Wales UK
e-mail
internet	www.mike.kirkham-jones.com
*telephone*	07837 677680