Having originally studied engineering, Darren turned to painting whilst completing a masters degree in fine art drawing inspiration from many great artists and sculptors including Schiele, Richter, Auerbach, Giacometti, Moore, Frink and Reg Butler. But none more so than the great master Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, known in his time as William Turner…

     ‘If I go to a gallery and see a Turner piece, I can stand for an hour working out how he’s actually painted – where he’s started, why is that colour there and so on. And I try to bring that back to the studio.’

In his work, Darren captures the expressive colours Turner used in his own imaginative land and seascapes and has been known to spend hours in rain or shine sitting static to finish his pieces. His use of oil and sandpaper give his pieces a greattextual quality that perfectly embodies the harsh, volatile and sometimes savage beauty of nature in extreme weather conditions. His wistful brushstrokes not only give a ferocious edge, due to the subject matter itself, but also showcase the wonderful romance of nature.

Darren travels from coast to coast to find his inspiration and oil sketches in situ. There follows a series of paintings, developed from those sketches, back in his studio. Darren’s work is exhibited in galleries throughout the UK and collected nationally and internationally.  His work is always extremely popular at Gallery 6 with a growing number of regular collectors.

All paintings in this exhibition are small affordable works of art in the style of the great master himself William Turner.  Everybody will be able to find a small area of wall space in their home, office or study for some of these glorious pieces.