I grew up in rural Lincolnshire and lived most of my adult life in London before moving down to Whitstable on the north Kent coast about ten years ago. In early 2019 I moved again, this time to Berlin. I’d been visiting the German capital frequently for many years, flying back and forth every other week until I finally made the move proper.
Flitting between two countries, I’ve absorbed influences from both Britain and Germany.
Ever since I first set eyes on the work of the Neo-Romantics I was drawn to their images; the unmistakable tang of the British weather, the froth of cow parsley along the hedgerows and the standing stones and lighthouses that punctuate the landscape like sentinels.
More recently, when I started spending more time in Germany, I fell for the modern gothic of the Expressionist architecture I saw there, and the emotional intensity of German painting.
My artistic inspiration comes from various sources, with common threads perhaps being the landscape (urban, rural and wild), the genius loci, myth, and life’s infinite oddities.
One of my favourite quotes from Roald Dahl’s The Minchpins might sum things up best – ‘Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it’.
You can see my website here, which has a contact page if you want to get in touch.
Cheers,
Phil
Fuelled by Yorkshire Tea and Victoria Sponge.
Hedgecrows 
I like the sentiment of your blog. Great to see some Green Men on the go too. Thanks for following my blog. Good luck with getting more painting done. Craig
Hey Craig, thanks for the comment, appreciated – just getting going in the blogosphere and came across your blog; absolutely love your work and some great posts and great links, all the best,
Phil
Sorry Phil, got confused!
Hey Derek, thanks for visiting my site and for your comment – appreciated!
Hi Phil, I’ve found your site! Loving the collages and your blogging. Lou xx
Keep it up Phil, great work! Make another puppet and we can amuse ourselves at work! Glad to see you back to your artistic glory! Sarah
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I make Victoria sponge for our weekly life drawing group. Home-made jam of course. And Glengettie (Welsh) tea, but Yorkshire is pretty good too.
Ok, now that’s a weekly drawing group I’d like to go to, home made Victoria sponge!
Oh yes and great models too