Monday 21 April 2008

Phil Moss

Phil chose to study for a Higher National Diploma in Graphic Design & Illustration and during his studies, and a little to the surprise of his tutors, developed a skill base in traditional mediums, working in oils, inks and fine detail pencil. His choice of traditional mediums stems from his strongly held view that they allow an artist to portray real expression and spontaneity within a piece of work

During his development as an artist Phil expanded his battlefield interest to include the soldier 'away from the field' - that is to say, the real person behind the shield wall. This focus on the reality of the individual has remained with him throughout his career development and is the driving force behind his artwork.

Phil’s aim is to breathe life into subjects long dead, to show the historic soldier in his element, both on the field and off. With history as the motivating subject behind his work, each project is taken as an opportunity to explore the rich past of our ancestors and offer up a glimpse of how these individuals really behaved.
Inspired by this rich history and the study of the figure, Phil works strongly out of his sketchbooks both in the studio & on location, with the belief that his artwork should be supported by an ongoing study of life in general that never stops. As a result of this, his canvases encompass a sensible mix of artifact reference coupled with drawings undertaken down at the local pub!

To date, Phil has produced commissions ranging from line studies of soldiers to oil portraiture and his work has been exhibited in a number of galleries and shows
Although his main focus is illustration, Phil often appears at art shows and in collaboration with other artists presenting work available in print and he is always looking for new ideas and challenges.

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