Landscape and Memory

Phil Greenwood, Hawsfoot, etching

Nature holds a special place in my heart and so it was that the work of Welsh printmaker and landscape artist Phil Greenwood instantly spoke to me. Greenwood transforms memories of landscapes into enchantingly intimate etchings.

Phil Greenwood, Meadow Clocks, aquatint

Somewhat akin to Chinese literati (scholar-painters), Greenwood’s images do not depict a specific place but instead are recollections of places or amalgamations of several places recalled. The main focus is on capturing the feeling of the landscape.

Phil Greenwood, End of Day, etching and aquatint

I love the palpable power of the elements in End of Day above and the freedom in the sheer expanse of blue in Blue Cotton below. Somehow Greenwood takes us inside his memories, as if we too gazed at the last shower of sunrays through the clouds at dusk, sat in the dandelion meadows, or witnessed the sudden burst of hawksfoot in the wind.

Phil Greenwood, Cotton Blue, etching

Educated at Harrow and Hornsey Colleges of Art, Phil Greenwood, RE (b. 1943, Dolgellau, North Wales) is a highly acclaimed artist and printmaker. Widely exhibited worldwide, he is a Full Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.

You can find more information on his website at https://philgreenwood.info