My paintings are inspired by the deep harmony and underlying unity that I experience in nature. My landscapes explore the effects of light colour and structure - the inter-relationship of abstract shapes and linear definition, accurate observation and spontaneous fluid expression, the dynamic between the physical tactile quality of the painted surface and the expression of infinite space. I often work outside on location directly from nature, and then return to the studio to create larger paintings from these studies exploring further the abstract effects of shape, structure and colour harmony. When I create I feel I am discovering more of myself.
My goal is to have my paintings filled with light and to express the deep silence that underlies creation, that is beyond what one can see. I hope those looking at my paintings will discover more of themselves, and through my paintings feel uplifted and filled with light and happiness
After graduating from Camberwell School of Art, Frances Knight won a Commonwealth and British Council Scholarship to do her MFA in India. Her paintings explore the effects of light colour and structure in the landscape. She often works outside on location, and then returns to the studio to create larger paintings from these studies, exploring further the abstract effects of shape, structure and colour harmony.
She is a member of the Unity Studios in Chichester and the Netherlands Association of Plein Air Painters and her paintings are in private collections in the USA , Canada, India and Europe.
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“ I am inspired by light, painting on location directly from nature, I seek to communicate that experience of transcendence that is fundamental to all of creation.”
Frances Knight
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