Keith Powell

For over forty years my interest in painting has continued to flourish and I have continued to experiment with various techniques and mediums. I also studied Art and Photography to advanced levels through college courses and developed skills in various media and subject matter. I now concentrate on oils and acrylics and occasionally use an air brush to produce out of focus backgrounds in my wildlife paintings.

I have held a lifelong passion for walking in the countryside of England, Wales and Scotland which, I believe, is reflected in my work.  I endeavour to capture the varied and ever-changing lighting conditions which make the scenery in the countryside so spectacular.  Mountains are particularly close to my heart and I enjoy using various media to represent their majesty.  Equally, I like to paint the beautiful scenery provided by the Norfolk landscape where I have lived for almost 40 years. My realistic wildlife paintings are inspired by my studies of the works of: Carl Brenders, Robert Bateman and Daniel Smith. As well as landscapes and wildlife, I have recently started to paint still life with its various forms and textures.

I am a member of the West Norfolk Artists Association, Art 21, and the Wash Group, I exhibit regularly in the Norfolk area.  I also enjoy passing on my skills and knowledge to budding artists and have taught in various workshops in the use of oils, acrylic and pastel painting.

I love to paint in a realistic style and classical realism has a special interest to me with its chiaroscuro lighting effect of the old masters still life paintings, I quite often try to emulate this in my own still life works.

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