John Newland's landscape paintings are a personal expression of his love of the rural and coastal areas of North Norfolk, but further inspiration has come from travels to Italy and France.
His work conveys immediacy or spontaneity of technique but far from it, for most of his marks and workings are pondered and considered, and sometimes, over a period of time, altered and reworked. He delights in carefully controlled subtleties of colour and tone. The paintings have a contemplative quality, conveying the tranquillity and natural beauty of Norfolk's particular light, open skies and gentle landscapes.
'I like to work emotionally, responding to the seascapes and landscapes of North Norfolk, aiming to convey the atmosphere and essence of the scene. Sometimes a painting develops out of nowhere from constant experimenting with colour and texture - control and chance - I may exaggerate, simplify, and at times, deviate from realism'.
John was born in Norwich. He attended Norwich Art School, obtaining a National Diploma in Illustration, before joining the Design Department at Jarrold Printing. In 1999 he took early retirement to devote all his time to painting and has exhibited regularly with Bircham Gallery.
Exhibitions include
Bircham Gallery 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014
Kings Lynn Art Centre
Eastern Open
St Giles Gallery, Norwich
one man show
John Newland has exhibited in the UK and in Zurich, and has had a painting purchased for the House of Lords Art Collection.