Externsteine II, 2024

Gary Westall  

Artist Statement:

My Name is Gary and I was born 1960 in London and since 1982 Resident in Germany.

I am a self-taught Artist and am constantly expanding my education and knowledge through the regular participation of workshops and Schooling in Germany and England.

To achieve a wide portfilo of different procedures and skills I have had the fortune to have had lessons with many contemporary internationally and nationally recognized artists such as:
Adebanji Alade, Haidee Jo Summer, Thomas Koch, Iain Stewart, Till Warwas, Astrid Volquardsen, Martin Kinnear (Norfolk Painting School), José Fumero, and Janusz Duda.

From whom I have, thankfully, learned so much. I will continuely attending Courses, Seminars and Workshops form prestigious Artists to learn, improve and widen my horizont

Painting has completely changed my whole life. A day does not past without me participating in one form or the other with Art and Painting. For me Painting is the air to breath, I'm happy when I'm painting and I am an addicted en Plein air painter.

I would like to animate people through my art to look more consciously and accurately at Mother Nature, a tree is not only brown and green! I think if one does, one becomes such a reverence for her beauty and all her diversity that one would not dare to destroy it through War, Abuse and Exploitation but to protect and respect her.

"Look at Nature and admire all her beauty and diversity, see her conciously, protect and respect her and your reward will be Peace!"

I am pleased to do commission work.

Thank-you, for taking an interest in my Art.

Please note that my paintings are not shipping free.
I try to send my paintings at a low cost but as safe as possible, in some countries customs duties may be allegeable.

Yours sincerely

Gary

Education:

Self taught, I continually participate on workshops and courses, extending my skills and knowledge by learning from the best. The best Teacher being Mother Nature.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions in Germany:
2020 - Kirchdorf
2019 - DLZ Wagenfeld
Gerichtszentrum Minden
Klöster Möllenbeck
2018 - Kreismuseum Syke
Stadtbücherei Espelkamp
Kloster Möllenbeck
2017 - Tuchermacherhaus, Diepholz
Auburg, Wagenfeld
2016 - Begenungszemtrum Lemgo
2015 - Steingarten Paschenburg
2014 - Lübbecke

Professional/Teaching Experience:

I teach in my Studio and in the field beginners and Semi-professionals, one to to one and small groups on a regular basis.

Artistic Influences:

Definitely the impressionists of past and present for example:
Monet, Sargent, Constable, Turner, Seago, Liebermann, Sorolla, Peter Brown, David Curtis and many others.