John Hilliard makes wonderfully atmospheric images inspired by the region’s coastline. Broadly expressionist in character, the paintings capture the nature of light, mist and water in swirls of paint and colour reminiscent of J.M.W. Turner…
Born in Lancaster, 1945, John Hilliard studied at Lancaster College of Art from 1962-1964 and St Martin’s School of Art from 1964-1969. His first solo exhibition of photographic work deriving from a sculpture practice was at Camden Arts Centre, London in 1969, followed by other solo exhibitions ..