When I hear people talk about painting landscapes I must admit I think about gum trees and ocean views. Beautiful subjects to paint. Gorgeous colours. I’ve enjoyed seeing my friends paint some amazing works of landscape art.

Recently I’ve been considering what landscape means to me. Is the built form that surrounds us? Is it the story being told? Is it simply a painting that is not about people? (Although I always think of people in the landscape whether they are seen or not!).

I’m still not sure if I can define completely what a landscape is for the purposes of what I create … and in the end it probably doesn’t matter. For me, it is all about colour, shape, the story. If the end result happens to be considered to be a landscape then it’s a landscape 🙂