From representational/figurative beginnings there has been a slow but inexorable slide into abstraction. The less tangible, the more ambiguous, these are the elements for which I have striven. A blank canvas stands in front of me. The challenge? To somehow leave a part of me embedded in paint. The process I am not aware of, neither have care of, leaving much to random chance and serendipity.

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The call of the mountains has always been strong: their majesty and brutality overpowering any grandiose feelings of self. To see them is a wonder: to paint them is a joy. 

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"I live not in myself, but I become

Portion of that around me; and to me,

High mountains are a feeling, but the hum

Of human cities torture"

Lord Byron (extract from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage)

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“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”
Francis Bacon (28 Oct 1909 - 28 Apr 1992)

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If you have any enquiries, I'd love to hear from you.  ​​

Email: grahampook@btinternet.com
Phone: 07817 532405