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For the past two decades I have engaged in extensive sketching and drawing as a personal endeavour, reading and studying prolifically from the masters of old. Submersing oneself into art silences the constant chatter of the mind, it allows you to enter a state of flow and being without any of the trappings or disturbances of modernity. 

I have always painted for an audience of one, surrounding myself with my own works for my own pleasure for many years, never really having a desire to put myself out there. Exhibitions, competitions, awards have never been my thing. 

I am slowly running out of space, and so every now and then I am putting up a painting in the hope that others might share in a very human interpretation of the beauty found in natural world, of which we are very much a part of.

Having lived in central Paris, I moved to a mystical place, that is not quite in keeping with the modern pace of life. Many of the houses have at least 200 years of history behind them, the nature can be wild and unspoiled, filled with local legend and folklore. 

Much of my inspiration comes from these landscapes, or from my travels. If I'm not painting outdoors, then my home studio is a conversion in an ancient barn where I can also paint under a beautiful wooden beamed roof.

Professional/Teaching Experience:

I have offered free tuition and art advice online for more than 15 years, trying to help others in their endeavours.

Artistic Influences:

Childe Hassam, Claude Monet, Degas, Caillebotte, Luigi Loir, Manet, John Singer Sargent, Edouard Manet.

Tags:

oil painting, impressionism, france, impressionist, plein air, landscape


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All artworks of Gav Banns
Painting, Dunham Massey National Trust Outbuildings painting, Gav Banns

Dunham Massey National Trust Outbuildings painting

Gav Banns

Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$905

Fine Art Drawings, Autumn trees by the river, Gav Banns

Autumn trees by the river

Gav Banns

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm

$168

Painting, Neuilly Parc Paris, Park Saint-James, Impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Gav Banns

Neuilly Parc Paris, Park Saint-James, Impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Gav Banns

Painting - 38.1 x 46 x 0.3 cm

$919

Painting, Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism, Gav Banns

Arc de triomphe du Carrousel Paris impressionism

Gav Banns

Painting - 33 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm

$881

Painting, Tree in Spring Leaves Radiating the Sun impression, Gav Banns

Tree in Spring Leaves Radiating the Sun impression

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$579

Painting, Pere Lachaise City Cemtery, Gav Banns

Pere Lachaise City Cemtery

Gav Banns

Painting - 24.9 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm

$254

Painting, Impressionism Barns and Old Stone Buildings France, Gav Banns

Impressionism Barns and Old Stone Buildings France

Gav Banns

Painting - 19.8 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$432

Painting, The Abandoned Barn, Gav Banns

The Abandoned Barn

Gav Banns

Painting - 23.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm

$225

Painting, Powis Castle Gardens in Wales UK, Gav Banns

Powis Castle Gardens in Wales UK

Gav Banns

Painting - 23.9 x 19.1 x 0.3 cm

$302

Painting, Shallow forest pond impressionist painting on wood, Gav Banns

Shallow forest pond impressionist painting on wood

Gav Banns

Painting - 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm

$371

Painting, Impressionist cliffs and ocean, Gav Banns

Impressionist cliffs and ocean

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm

$451

Painting, Early Morning by the Lakeside, Gav Banns

Early Morning by the Lakeside

Gav Banns

Painting - 21.8 x 26.9 x 0.3 cm

$330

Painting, Hay Bale Field across the Reservoir, England, Gav Banns

Hay Bale Field across the Reservoir, England

Gav Banns

Painting - 23.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm

$229

Painting, Grassy path into the woodlands and bracken, Gav Banns

Grassy path into the woodlands and bracken

Gav Banns

Painting - 23.9 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm

$231

Painting, House on coastal cliff on the French coast, Gav Banns

House on coastal cliff on the French coast

Gav Banns

Painting - 22.4 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$251

Painting, Ocean Coastal Path Brittany Finisterre, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Gav Banns

Ocean Coastal Path Brittany Finisterre, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Gav Banns

Painting - 17.8 x 23.9 x 0.3 cm

$415

Painting, Impressionism Forsythia Spring Bloom Road Side art, Gav Banns

Impressionism Forsythia Spring Bloom Road Side art

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm

$355

Painting, Old tree clinging to life, Gav Banns

Old tree clinging to life

Gav Banns

Painting - 19.8 x 30 x 0.3 cm

$400

Painting, Impressionism Tree Spring Blossom Early Morning, Gav Banns

Impressionism Tree Spring Blossom Early Morning

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm

$335

Painting, Impressionism Wild apple Trees in a field, Gav Banns

Impressionism Wild apple Trees in a field

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm

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Painting, Old French House, Barn Creuse France impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Gav Banns

Old French House, Barn Creuse France impressionism, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Gav Banns

Painting - 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm

Sold

Painting, Impressionism countryside path, trees and field, Gav Banns

Impressionism countryside path, trees and field

Gav Banns

Painting - 30 x 19.8 x 0.3 cm

Sold

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Who is the artist?

For the past two decades I have engaged in extensive sketching and drawing as a personal endeavour, reading and studying prolifically from the masters of old. Submersing oneself into art silences the constant chatter of the mind, it allows you to enter a state of flow and being without any of the trappings or disturbances of modernity. 

I have always painted for an audience of one, surrounding myself with my own works for my own pleasure for many years, never really having a desire to put myself out there. Exhibitions, competitions, awards have never been my thing. 

I am slowly running out of space, and so every now and then I am putting up a painting in the hope that others might share in a very human interpretation of the beauty found in natural world, of which we are very much a part of.

Having lived in central Paris, I moved to a mystical place, that is not quite in keeping with the modern pace of life. Many of the houses have at least 200 years of history behind them, the nature can be wild and unspoiled, filled with local legend and folklore. 

Much of my inspiration comes from these landscapes, or from my travels. If I'm not painting outdoors, then my home studio is a conversion in an ancient barn where I can also paint under a beautiful wooden beamed roof.

Professional/Teaching Experience:

I have offered free tuition and art advice online for more than 15 years, trying to help others in their endeavours.

Artistic Influences:

Childe Hassam, Claude Monet, Degas, Caillebotte, Luigi Loir, Manet, John Singer Sargent, Edouard Manet.

Tags:

oil painting, impressionism, france, impressionist, plein air, landscape

When was Gav Banns born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1977