Rope Store Gallery, Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight - 11th March 2011 – 30th April 2011

Preview evening Thursday 10th March, 6-8pm.

Fieldwork, an exhibition of paintings by Martin Swan, marks a celebration of his 60th year and is a homage to the landscapes of the Isle of Wight from which he has drawn a lifetime’s pleasure.

Martin developed this work over the past two years, painting directly in the landscape, to create a collection of oil paintings showing the beauty of the Island throughout the seasons.

This is a unique collection by an artist who was born and grew up on the Island and has been painting since childhood.

Martin’s early landscapes were painted in the distinctive watercolour style with which he established his reputation. In recent years, he developed the marine paintings which won national and international recognition, resulting in an invitation to become a member of the RSMA.

Most of the work was painted in situ with larger works developed in the studio based on the field sketches.