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KIT BOYD
My work explores our relationship with landscape
and our place in nature. Samuel Palmer is one of
my greatest influences. My work 'Shoreham' was
created for the Darent Valley Community Rail
Partnership as a commission. I used materials
Palmer experimented with during his Shoreham
years, working with ink, watercolour and gum arabic
on board. I've referenced several of his pictures: the
hare wanders in from 'Early Morning', the moon and
leaves arise from 'Coming from Evening Church', a
'bright cloud' appears on the horizon, and a bird's
next emerges from Palmer's dense ink drawings.
Many of the same inspirations remain in the valley,
from skylarks singing in the fields, to the idyllic
villages bordering the chalk River Darent, flowing
through largely unspoilt countryside. 'Man with a
Laptop' offers a modern twist in a verdant natural
setting, an updated 'Early Morning'.
Shoreham
Ink on board
40.5 x 30 cm
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