February 2020 Ross Vanner Retrospective

Artist’s bio:

Painting and drawing have always fascinated me but its only recently I’ve been able to paint.

My interests are now the inner individual’s being feelings and emotional states within the context of how we connect to the all encompassing natural world.

the actual processes of drawing and painting are also very interesting and most rewarding when they lead to something coming together that had not existed before and “lives”. Perhaps this is what I see as creativity. My Heroes largely date from the 19th and 20th centuries and are too numerous to fully list but high amongst them are Lucien Freud, Euan Uglow, Anselm Kiefer,Egon schiele, Jenny Saville and Francis Bacon. This is because although they are a very disparate group, they share a focus on similar themes and issues, have magnificent control of line and mass and have all encountered many difficulties in their life journey.

One such recent event has totally transformed my life and brought significant change to my work both in terms of its focus and emotional content. Where it leads remains to be seen.