IT'S NICE THAT FEATURES ARTIST ALEXANDER APPLEBY, WHOSE WORK IS FEATURED IN STUDIO WEST'S ONLINE EXHIBITION, 'SUNBURN'.
With his paintings, Alexander aims to show what makes these landscapes “so special”, and in tandem, his close focus on various greenery is a way for him to demonstrate his respect for the environment. To elevate aspects of nature, Alexander “beautifies the trees and plants I see that might usually be overlooked”. What may once have been a ‘simple’ tree is transformed with a bulbous interpretation of its leaves and dainty daisy-like flowers blow dramatically in the wind, the pointed shape of their petals accentuated by movement. Despite his style veering toward naturalistic imagery, one form Alexander has never found himself “restrained” by is realism. Instead, he likes to place his plants in “imagined scenarios”, which not only allows him to explore more interesting visual territories, but makes his painting process a lot more fun."