Collection: Andrew Kinmont

Andrew Kinmont (ARBSA) (MAFA) is a fine artist based in Cheshire. He developed an appreciation of nature and landscape during his childhood which was spent in the scenery of Africa.

He followed this with a degree in fine art in Wales and training at Goldsmiths in London. Andrew is an intuitive painter whose expressive use of colour articulates an engagement with nature, memory and the wild places of the world. He says of his work:

“I constantly experiment with a range of techniques to evoke the raw experience of nature. I like to go for a walks with my sketchbooks and camera and return to the studio to work from the images, memories and feelings. I alter things constantly in my paintings – I guess it’s like nature itself, in a continual state of change. I enjoy working on several paintings at the same time, constantly refining them or letting them rest as I decide what further work is needed. The resultant paintings are as much about my feelings and the atmosphere of a place as they are about how it looks. As a result they are not always ‘realistic’ and can be quite abstract. This is important as it allows viewers to bring their own interpretation and experience to the work.”

Critically acclaimed, widely exhibited and collected internationally, Andrew was recently awarded the first prize at the RSBA Summer show.