Since 2016, Samuel has been creating abstract artwork with a heavy focus on texture, often using plaster, cracking medium, gels and pastes alongside acrylic paint to create striking paintings, inviting viewers to explore the surface of the canvas up close.

As usual, we wanted to know more about what makes Samuel tick…

Carol: What is the inspiration behind your artwork and how does it relate to your pieces?

Samuel: My artwork is often inspired by interior design and architecture, nature, and experimentation with materials.

Although this is usually where I begin, my paintings take me in many directions throughout the course of their creation, usually ending with an ambiguous composition that allows the viewer to make their own interpretation. Above all, I am passionate about creating beautiful, unique, textured paintings.

Carol: When did you know you were going to be an artist?

Samuel: After I finished my Interior Architecture degree I moved back home for a short while before moving to London. During this time I channeled my emotion into abstract paintings. This was a cathartic practice, but as my work sold, the joy I felt from each sale and each interaction with a collector made me realise, this is what I needed to do.

Carol: What artist inspires you?

Samuel: It is hard to choose only one. I am inspired by abstract painters including Louise Nevelson, Frank Bowling and Gerard Richter. But equally I love surrealist paintings from artists like Bosch and Dali.

Carol: - How do you start your pieces?

Samuel: A lot of artists can be daunted by a new canvas, but I love it!

It all starts with a colour, which I will throw down onto a canvas before applying texture, whether this be cracking paste, plaster or stone gels. Once this has dried, I will consider the concept.

All my artwork has a textured element to it, so the quicker I put it on a canvas, the faster I can feel the direction of the painting.

Carol: Can you tell us about your process?

Samuel: Once I have begun my painting by applying a base colour and applying texture, I will look at the painting for a long time and consider colour combinations, placement of brushstrokes, forms and shapes, and how I can make them all look beautiful together.

I usually use large decorator brushes to add on the colours and shapes, before I go into detail using smaller brush strokes, drips and sponges. At this point I take a step back and re-evaluate and see if the final image is revealing itself to me, and if I am excited by the composition. If not, I will amend the painting, layer after layer until I am excited and consider it ‘finished’.

Carol: How long does it take to complete a piece?

Samuel: It can take anywhere between a week and a month, depending on the size of the artwork and the length of the process. My paintings are abstract and ambiguous, but I will not consider a painting finished until I am completely happy and excited to share it, and sometimes this takes many weeks and layers of paint!

Carol: What is your studio like and where is it?

Samuel: I work from the attic conversion in my home in Hanworth Park, West London. It was a great space which I have ruined with paint and clay over the years, but I think it adds to the charm!

The walls are painted in a dark green, (my favourite colour), and finished paintings sit stacked against the wall. Fiction, design and art reference books surround the exposed chimney stack which is a lovely feature in the room. This is where my computer lives and where I do all my photography, so it truly is my creative space where my partner leaves me be!

Carol: What do you like doing when you are not creating?

Samuel: I enjoy gaming and horror films, they are great ways to switch my mind off which always seems to be racing when I am working or creating. Otherwise, I really enjoy time outdoors surrounded in nature, so I will walk around Bushy Park or sit in my garden with my cat Fletch and a good book.

Carol: What is your perfect weekend?

Samuel: My perfect weekend would be a day in London with my partner, enjoying afternoon cocktails and an art gallery before seeing friends for dinner, (preferably Chinese food). The next day would involve painting and being creative, followed by life admin pottering in the house and relaxing, watching a film or gaming.

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