Saul Cathcart

Saul Cathcart is a Cornish artist from the Launceston area. He holds a degree in Fine Art Sculptrure from the Winchester School of Art, Hampshire. He has now returned to his Cornish roots where he has remained ever since.

"I want to connect with the landscape when I paint. I try to keep a balance between representational line and instinctual marks, allowing the piece to change and evolve freely, My paintings are as much about how I am feeling as what my eyes are seeing. All of my work is made in situ. I paint on board, canvas and watercolour paper. By using acrylics, pastels and watercolours and not thinking too much, I hope to retain the looseness and freshness of a quick sketch! North Cornwall's coastline fascinates me. I feel like I'm looking right down the country's fringe, its rugged skin! To me, it is a place where everything happens and the elements play. The power and energy created by the coast and the weather is special. It makes me feel alive, and when I paint I feel part of it!"