For decades, Philip Westcott, based in Eccles, has been documenting in paint people and places around the area, from Salford Precinct to the Manchester Arndale, while also interpreting succulent, glowing landscapes.
Almost a regular at both Salford Museum and Art Gallery open exhibitions, and at The Art of Salford series at the Langworthy Cornerstone, Philip Westcott has also shown his work at galleries all over the North West.
His latest exhibition, naturally called People and Places, shows work from the last three years covering urban scenes in the community, and landscapes with no people in shot.
"I have painted cityscapes for over thirty years" says Philip "Recently I have focused on individuals, using a modern medium drawing on a tablet with a stylus and printing these images on aluminium. These show local people sat on benches or going about their everyday lives.
"My other interest is the North West landscape" adds "Here my paintings focus on the hidden view rather than large panoramas. These are painted initially in watercolour and then translated in larger oil paintings. Freedom and spontaneity are important to me and the use of a palette knife in these works allows me to capture both.
"My landscapes are fragmented" he explains "As natural sunlight filters through the branches, the images highlighted are the colours and shapes of nature. I hope, using texture, I have captured the depth that can be found in woodland scenes."
Go see for yourself one of Salford's foremost artists...
People and Places
Sunday 5th-Monday 27th May 9:30am-5:30pm
The Old Parsonage
Stenner Lane
Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RQ
Phone: 0161 445 7661 to check in advance whether certain rooms are closed.
Preview 5th May 1pm-3pm
For further details on the venue click here
For more details on Philip Westcott's work click here
See also previous Salford Star article Philip Westcott Artist of the People click here
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