Collection: Philip Beadle

Philip is an established Christchurch artist,  who works in oil, water-colour, dry-point and monotype.

While based in the South Island, Philip has a strong affinity and a keen eye for Hawke’s Bay, and often paints these landscapes for Tennyson Gallery’s clientele.

“Capturing the light striking a range of subject matter has always interested me whether it is the landscape, nude or cityscapes. I'm interested in our emotional response to the often fleeting memories we retain of something we have seen and how it affected us. It could be a glare on water or a pose we see for a millisecond as someone moves in everyday life to touch their hair or dry themselves after a swim.”

“I'm also concerned with creating an exciting painting surface with abstract qualities and enjoy painting in warm low evening or winter light to resolve form, colour and light into a warm companion on canvas.”