LAURENCE WALLACE
1972-75 Middlesex Polytechnic. B.A. Hons Graphic Design
1975-78 Royal College of Art. M.A. Illustration.
All my paintings are derived from observational drawings. Any decorative elements are stripped away to create an atmospheric theatrical picture. I often use multiple light sources and twist the perspective to give an intensity to the painting.
I don’t use the human figure as that can often give a sociological slant to the environment which I don’t wont. I try to create an absent presence within the work.
The Still-Life paintings are painted directly from compositions I set-up, painting these objects in both natural and artificial light.
Both the above approaches inform each other, and there are often many cross-overs,
where objects from one painting will appear in another.
All these paintings are watercolour on stretched paper.