Alasdair Lindsay
Painting
Painter Alasdair Lindsay’s work expresses his fascination with colour and space, aspects that are ever present in his depiction of landscape and are characteristic associated with the Californian 'Bay Area Figurative Movement' of the 1950's and 60's that inspires him. Accordingly, Lindsay's work is resonant with the 'Californian' style of painting, in its strong, clean palette and fine balance between abstraction and figurative painting.
Alasdair studied fine art at Falmouth College of Art. In 2004 he won second prize in the prestigious Hunting Art Prize and in 2007 his work was exhibited in the Singer Freidlander Sunday Times Watercolour Competition at Mall Galleries, London. He was also a finalist in the 2017 Lynn Painter-Stainers prize, again at the Mall Galleries in London.
Many of my Cornish paintings study the areas where sea meets land: I am drawn to the water – surfing, sea swimming and sailing all giving new perspectives, and are for me an important part of enjoying life in Cornwall. Another perspective is viewing the landscape from above, inspired when I was young by seeing Peter Lanyon’s paintings . The grid like forms of aerial landscape and long, narrative shadows have also struck a chord with my way of working. Over the last few years, I have been painting the Thames from above, along with subjects closer to home.
