Erin Ward
'I use the landscape as a starting point; landscape here and abroad. Its form, colour and atmosphere.'
'I don't usually work from sketches - just paint straight onto the canvas using my own photos for reference, working fast, using large brushes, rags and sometimes fingers to push the paint around until it forms a response that I'm after.'
Trained at Northumbria University, Newcastle: BA (Hons) Fine Art; Painting, Erin has exhibited in the UK and abroad, with work being held in private collections in London, North Yorkshire and Cyprus.
Prices start from: £180
Commissions welcome