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This is surreal art with a difference, created to intrigue, unsettle and invite you into another kind of world. When you buy here, you purchase directly from me, the artist. I ship worldwide free of charge, with a guarantee of authenticity and hassle-free returns.
What makes surreal painting special?
Surrealism places recognisable shapes or objects into unreal or impossible situations. Forms may be distorted, reshaped or shown in unexpected colours. The result is a kind of painting that carries emotion in a deeper, stranger way — blending disquiet, humour and thoughtfulness.
These surreal paintings are created to fire your imagination. They offer you a new way of seeing the world — a journey of mystery, curiosity and unexpected meaning.
Geometry and Surrealism
You may notice the influence of geometric art in many of these pieces. Geometry helps me express the tension and the wonder inside surreal imagery. Sharp angles and geometric forms draw the viewer into the work, creating both unpredictability and places to rest the eye.
Surreal structures often emerge on their own, as if they are waiting to be discovered. The combination of geometry and surrealism fascinates me — I simply love the results it creates.
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Every surreal painting here is unique — guaranteed one-of-a-kind, with no copies or reproductions anywhere.
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all of these new surrreal paintings are for sale directly from UK artist- you can find them nowhere else.
My latest surreal painting inspired by a sea buoy.
The grip of a buoy in a rough sea led me to paint this one. You would never recognise that and that is one of the amazing attributes of surreal art.
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Three recent surreal paintings.
Youe have to work at sorting the meaning in thesee pieces and maybe you will never figure it out - that's my intention.
Conflicting messages in the two pieces of surrealism below.
Is there conflict? Possibly - the one on the right is called On the Wire which is a term from the First World War
Surreal paintings for sale inspired by a visit to a gallery.
It was empty and quiet but resonated something I have attempted to capture in these two paintings. Is it quiet solitude or perhaps cold emptiness - you probably see something quite different. I love minimalism as well as surrealism and these paintings could be described as minimal but to be honest does it matter?
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Surrealism lets your mind run wild.
I never intended to paint these three exactly as they turned out. At times the brush seems to find its own way I just hold it!d in space. They have been exhibited with The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour as part of their annual open.
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These two surreal paintings are clearly of the female figure, perhaps a celebration of some kind, joy for certain I think.
Two surreal paintings below - what are they about? Falling and rising - one cannot happen without the other
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Surreal paintings about polluting our planet.
Surrealism is so right for the subject of pollution. The agony of the planet and the wanton destruction would be surreal if it was not so tragic. A painting can express horror and disgust from viewing it for just a few seconds, I want people to see how I feel about polluting our planet hence these paintings. The slider below will show you those I have done so far.
Why paint surrealism
I can only speak about one artist me... I found myself creating surreal paintings with no intent to do so - it just happened. Once I started I could not stop. I became intrigued by imagining a real situation and moving it to a surreal one - symbols became a large part of my painting language together with earlier favourites such as geometric and minimalism.
There are many examples of surrealism, I would call mine mild surrealism as I do not deform shapes for the sake of it I am concerned about the "content" - the message I am not interested in whimsy.
My goal
My only goal when painting is to put an overwhelming emotion in the artwork, that is my content. Others seek to create something they see I endeavour to create how I feel about something. I am not alone of course and the list starts with Rothko who could stir feelings just by colour. My blog post Getting Emotion into a Paintings expands on this point and I teach it too - Get Heart Into Your Art is my title for personal lessons.
Take a look at my blog anything about art
You will find some interesting posts that I've written during my journey and please add any comments or blog post as you wish. It is good to share valuable insights and yours would be very welcome
And see some of my recent paintings
I like to add new work to this page.
All my artwork is here
Browse this website to see all my original abstract paintings. View particular genres - and enjoy geometric paintings, abstract aviation art, paintings about pollution, abstract figures, war art and minimalism, it's all there either finished work or in progress.