Anthony Giles 

For me, art is like breathing, I have to create to exist.
Living on the Kent coast I am drawn to the power and dynamics of the sea and foreshore. The ever changing light and reflective colour are myriad and transient. 
Starting many of my canvasses 'en plein air', I paint to capture the intense feeling of a squall blowing inland off the sea obliterating the horizon, or a North Easterly wind at high tide with just a glimmer of sunlight breaking through. 
It's the dynamic consciousness of the elements that inspire my work, which is why you will find me on the beach more during the winter months than the summer. I'm also blessed with the ability to remember an image that I see, so when I get back to the studio, that image can be transferred onto canvas.
Recently my work has become more abstracted, capturing colour and light without fully abandoning representation.

Anthony Giles