Stuart James Fraser

I am a Cumbrian-based landscape painter, working predominantly in my first love "Oils" but also with mixed media when appropriate. I search constantly for those “special” moments in nature where magic can happen.

"I love to be out and about, looking for that next great painting, no matter whether it is the Lakeland mountains, the lonely and desolate Solway salt marshes or indeed further afield, my approach is the same, first find the light"

Like most artists, I work from photographs and sketches but only for initial reference, depending thereafter on my own expression and feelings for the motif, always trying to draw the viewer into my work, recently a visitor to my home studio commented

" I feel as though I am being sucked into the painting ".

Now that really is the nicest comment I have ever received and gives me much satisfaction.

I rarely paint exactly what I see unless I am blessed with the light I crave. Painting for me is all about that special moment in time, with an emphasis on strong contrasts between light and dark.
This obsession for strong contrasts stems from my numerous train journeys as a youngster to my grandparents in the majestic Scottish highlands, those wondrous journeys with my nose pressed to an icy carriage window, left me with a fascination for light and its interaction with the landscape it kisses.

Stuart signs his work under his childhood nickname Fraz, a hangover from a childhood desire to be a political cartoonist like his hero the great Giles. It became the nom de plume used to sign his artwork for many years.

Stuart’s work has been exhibited nationally and at the prestigious Cumbrian Upfront Gallery.
Many of his works are held by private collectors across the UK and the USA.
To find out more visit my website www.frazart.co.uk

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