MICHAEL SOLE Power, Light & Luminosity
Interested in nature and the re-evaluation of its painterly tradition, Sole’s work explores painting as a process using the great outdoors as a subject matter. To gain inspiration he places himself into the environment he paints, enabling him to bring thoughts, ideas, and the physical presence of the landscape back into the studio as a transferral process.
“The sea and the sky are fascinating to me, especially in extreme circumstances, storms etc. In painting I feel very strongly that energy must be met with energy. By this I mean big seas and powerful subject matter benefits from energetic, physical and confident painting which usually includes allowing the paint to have its own way, without using a brush. Dripping, pouring, throwing, lifting, shaking etc all add to these involuntary effects. Through these processes and techniques I hope to capture the power and atmosphere of the environment that I have placed myself into”. Since graduating from a BA in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008, Michael has gone on to exhibit in group and solo shows across England and France. In 2010 he was awarded “Young Artist of the Year” by the Royal Society of Marine Artists for his work exhibited in a group show in the Mall Galleries, London. An artistic maturity belies the youth of this rising star.
Whitby no.5 Oil On Canvas 240x100cm £7200
Cap D’Antibes, West Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 247cm x 100cm £7200 SOLD Egmont-Point Oil and Acrylic on Canvas 175cm x 150cm £7200 SOLD
Sea Study no.10 Oil and Acrylic on Paper 150cm x 148cm £5800
Sea Study no.11 Oil and Acrylic on Paper 58cm x 70cm £5800 SOLD
Sea Study no.2 Oil & Acrylic on Paper 42cm x 30cm £750
Sea Study no.5 Oil & Acrylic on Paper 42cm x 30cm £750
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Sea Study no.3 Oil & Acrylic on Paper 42cm x 30cm £750 SOLD
Black Venn Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 126 cm x 69 cm £2800 SOLD Sea Study no.9 Oil & Acrylic on Paper 42cm x 30cm £750
Sea Study no.21 Oil & Acrylic on Paper 42cm x 30cm £750
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Sandsend no.1 Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 75.5cm x 50cm £1800
Chapel by The Sea Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 127cm x 97cm £3200 SOLD
Askerwell Oil on Canvas 67cm x 50cm £1600 SOLD Rocombe Oil on Canvas 110 cm x 84 cm £3200 SOLD
Askerwell no.2 Oil on Canvas 60cm x 44cm £1400
Rocombe no.2 Oil on Canvas 51 cm x 28 cm £950 SOLD
Whitby no.9 (study) Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 18 cm x 17 cm £350
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Whitty Down Oil on Canvas 40 cm x 51 cm £1200
Whitby no.8 (study) Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 20 cm x 16 cm £350 SOLD
Whitby no.3 (study) Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 15 cm x 15 cm £300
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