Steve Roberts

Venturing out into the landscape is the starting point for all of Steve’s paintings. The experience of place is a vital component of his practice and sensing the atmosphere, weather, colour and scale of a particular location are all important factors in producing each artwork.

Through creating studies and paintings either entirely or partially painted outdoors (en plein air), Steve’s work serves as an ongoing exploration of translating these perceptions to the rich and evocative medium of oil paint.

Steve has developed a manner of painting that consists of energetic brush and palette knife work to reduce the landscape into what he perceives to be its fundamental elements. His practice sits between the representational and the abstract where texture is equally as important as colour and form. Paint is applied generously in thick and luscious passages (impasto) which catch the light and cast shadows, inviting you closer to the painting’s surface. This application of paint is often combined with highly saturated or carefully considered colour schemes to create works that are characterised by a vibrancy and freshness. Steve’s work acts as both a document and celebration of the experience of being immersed within the landscape.

Steve lives and works in Cheltenham, UK and the beautiful Cotswold landscape is a continual source of inspiration for him.