Mike Griffiths

Biography

Living in rural West Somerset provides me with perfect light, grand vistas and fine gardens all of which provide a foundation for my paintings. I am a self taught, believing in learning by doing, and drawing on the examples and advice of far better artists than I. My aim is to create something that captures the viewer's attention and hopefully creates an emotional response. I mostly paint in oils, with some acrylics. I tend to work with quick small watercolour sketches and photographs to work up an idea before I go to the studio to work on the canvas. I have just moved my studio out into my barn, very cold in the winter and quite basic, but it enables me to leave my stuff out and not worry about the smell of oils and white spirit spreading throughout the house!