Stephen Kinder - Guildford Lido

£550.00

Oil on panel
52 x 41 cm
2026

I am a local artist living in Witley and am surreounded by the beauty of the Surrey hills. I have always found comfort and joy in being out in the landscape. Whether I’m painting small studies on location or developing larger works back in the studio, I’m constantly responding to the changing weather, shifting light, and the passing seasons. What interests me most is that fleeting moment — the way a place feels before the light moves on and everything changes. I am particularly drawn to places which hold meaning for me. A dramatic coastline, a wooded path or opening vista sweeping open before me often stop me in my tracks. There’s an urgency to paint before the mood shifts or the atmosphere transforms into something new. I’m particularly drawn to the way light moves across the land, shaping colour, depth, and emotion. By returning to the same places again and again, I’ve come to understand something of it’s character — it’s quiet strength, its openness, and its ever-changing nature. I work mainly in oils, usually painting outdoors, and my style is often described as loose and impressionistic. My work is collected nationally and internationally, and I also undertake private commissions. I have a number of galleries that represent me. I have been painting and selling work professionally for over twenty years and have been on Sky landscape of the year as a wild card winner.

Oil on panel
52 x 41 cm
2026

I am a local artist living in Witley and am surreounded by the beauty of the Surrey hills. I have always found comfort and joy in being out in the landscape. Whether I’m painting small studies on location or developing larger works back in the studio, I’m constantly responding to the changing weather, shifting light, and the passing seasons. What interests me most is that fleeting moment — the way a place feels before the light moves on and everything changes. I am particularly drawn to places which hold meaning for me. A dramatic coastline, a wooded path or opening vista sweeping open before me often stop me in my tracks. There’s an urgency to paint before the mood shifts or the atmosphere transforms into something new. I’m particularly drawn to the way light moves across the land, shaping colour, depth, and emotion. By returning to the same places again and again, I’ve come to understand something of it’s character — it’s quiet strength, its openness, and its ever-changing nature. I work mainly in oils, usually painting outdoors, and my style is often described as loose and impressionistic. My work is collected nationally and internationally, and I also undertake private commissions. I have a number of galleries that represent me. I have been painting and selling work professionally for over twenty years and have been on Sky landscape of the year as a wild card winner.