Collection: Kathy Thomson : Painter : Newport Pembs.

My paintings are inspired by the mountain, moor, and coastal landscapes of Pembrokeshire, Ireland, the South Downs, and Cornwall.

My approach to painting is to immerse myself in the landscape by looking, walking, and sketching in black and white. I also make notes in my sketchbook about the colours I see and the sounds I hear as I explore. I then seek to create a personal response to those places in which I am happiest back in the studio. Nothing in landscape ever looks the same twice and I often re-visit or re-work images and memories gathered from these favourite places. So, for me, painting landscapes is more than trying to depict a particular view or to capture something picturesque.