OLIVER WHITE
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ABOUT OLIVER WHITE
Landscape and portrait painter, Oliver White, has an enviably romantic back-story. After leaving Falmouth College of Fine Art he became an oyster and mussel fisherman in Cornwall, drawing and painting just occasionally.
Then a break-through solo show in 2012 had him switching course again to study at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, learning the rigorous classical drawing and painting techniques of the Renaissance period.
Today, he's taken the leap and become a full-time professional artist, painting (often plein air) the wild Cornish coastlines he knows and loves and the Warwickshire waterways near his home, with occasional forays to the Lake District and Scotland.
He works mainly in oil, though he also combines different media, techniques and surfaces to create his own language of expression. Water is at the very heart of his work. For him, it isn’t merely the beauty of water that appeals: “Water is the essence of life and I am amazed at its power, moved by its moods and thrilled by the wildlife that it supports.
“I often paint en plein air and I’ve painted amongst kingfishers and otters, dolphins and seals - a whole variety of fish and birdlife moves past me. Painting by river and coast, I become part of the landscape myself, and I hope that sense of immersion is evident in my work.”
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Recognising Oliver's talent very early, we're delighted to be able to say we were the first gallery to show Oliver's work just as he turned professional, in 2024, and the first to offer him a solo Featured Artist slot this winter. Next summer, he will be following in the footsteps of some very famous artistic names to hold a two-person show at a prominent gallery in Penzance.
This is an accomplished artist going places... Watch this space...