PROLOGUE OF EXHIBITION

Art is a medium of self-expression. Through it the artist displays another dimension of himself, and through it the artist is able to gain a greater understanding of himself and/or perhaps the world around him. Better artists are capable of interpreting feelings, perceptions, ideas, in visual imagery. True art is an extension of the artist's self and an extension of his beliefs, ideas, conceptions. True art possesses the psychological, the 'spiritual' depth that transcends the mere visual image with the artist in possession of the ability of expression of an inner depth, an inner reality with the capability to transcend reality and reach a goal far beyond the immediate visual image.

My art strives for this inner meaning, to transcend reality, interpret my own inner perceptions, ideas. My later works which are not here but are pencil sketches, come closer to this. The inferiority of my own art which is exhibited lies in my own inability to render in colour the 'feel' originally intended in the pencil sketch, usually ending up with a painting which evokes an entirely different 'feel', which lacks impact, the discomforting atmosphere of the pencil sketch.

Often the public seeks 'meaning' unable to realise that the depiction of the commonplace [landscapes, still-lifes, etc] has no meaning. Art is not supposed to 'mean' anything. Art is an expression. I compose and express to the best of my ability.

Art is evident when the artist looks into himself, his inner-personna, his psychology and allows these inner motivations outward expression.

Art is at best, expressed by way of intuition and an artist, certainly those better than myself, possess visionary power and intellectual strength which I am only now beginning to develop.

Exhibition review in the local paper 1981

The Rose, Heather Robinson, oil on canvas, 1979 © Heather Robinson

Break with Tradition, oil on canvas, 1979 Heather's piece left, and mine, above, were both exhibited.