Richard Mitton
Painting / Mixed Media


So, I am an artist, eh?



Having been a mathematician and administrator most of my life,
I am finding it hard to come to terms with that question!

        
Born in England, raised on cricket, hop tops
and where drawing a newborn lamb had nothing to do with art,
I had an A type personality and left-brain thinking skills. 

This was most suitable for a satisfying and successful career in education (always a teacher and sometimes an administrator).



Art did not come into my top one hundred things to think about!
But I am a lucky man.



A few years ago something happened that ’shredded’ my left-brain neurological pathways, forcing me to push everything through the right side of my brain.
And so I entered my second childhood.



For me, life is about passion: the passion that provides the energy, vigour and enthusiasm for all that we do.
Painting has now become a significant part of my life,
channelling my energies into creative form.



I enjoy the big sweeps of the brush or knife loaded with colour,
resulting in somewhat ‘abstract’ landscapes.
Humour is also a large part of my world:
I do not take myself, nor life, too seriously as it is way too short!
That, I hope, is also reflected in my work.

Here I am, then, in my second childhood,
and like a child, I love what I do, and I love how I do it.



So yes, I am an artist! 

To purchase or see more of Richard's work, visit Art Works Gallery or contact him direct at crestonart@gmail.com