What's My Style?

I love the outdoors and I love mountains.  I'm a hiker and skier and the natural world really strikes a chord in me.  I try to bring that feeling to my paintings; consequently I mostly paint natural landscapes.  I wouldn't really know how to label my style, except to say that it sways between realism and post-impressionism depending on mood, subject and circumstances.  I paint from photographs, the vast majority of which I have taken.  I feel it's important to have been to the location of the painting to be able to impart that certain something into the finished article.  I do paint from other people's photos from time to time, but in most cases I've been to the subject location.

Here's an example of my work:

Castlerigg

Oil on Canvas 2009