David Kereszteny Lewis
My creative process has always revolved around the experience of the subject, particularly focusing on a specific place and the landscape has always been vital to my exploration as an Artist. This extends beyond the physical aspects of the landscape to encompass its history, its people, and the imprints they leave on the landscape. Lots of my work has explored the Welsh and Cornish landscapes but was also driven by the socio-economic history of absentee mine owners, mining disasters and the physical effect of mining on the landscape.
The actual process of making always starts with drawing and always in black and white where I can establish a range of shapes that I see in the landscapes, I look for patterns and rhythms normally created by fences, paths and roads. Having trained a Printmaker my natural bent is towards a very graphical approach but as a painter I need a more expressive use of paint.
Studio practice always means working on several pieces at one, often up to 10 pieces where I shift back and forward between pieces, I often refer to the collection as a family that talk to each other (and to me) As with most Artists I am happy to make mistakes, to get things wrong and to repurpose pieces, nothing is ever finished, every piece I make can be developed and altered, and I am happy with that.
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