Since becoming a full time artist over
twenty years ago Roy Freer's work has shown
a single minded focus in using overlays
of rich colour to depict still life, figure
and landscape as a way of presenting a visual
understanding of his subject. Working from
a familiar selection of either studio based
still life objects, or outdoor features
he continues to explore the tension held
both within and between objects to a degree
whereby they are held by the fulcrum of
the painting.
His present work is concerned with the
interpretation of the subject as a visual
experience rather than a physical factual
response. For Roy it is not so much a case
of loosing the identity of the object so
much as becoming more aware of the less
tangible qualities within appearances. Objects
are seen disguised and visually modified
by light, shade, space and distance resulting
in the fragmentation of colour and form.
Roy Freer shows an engagement with the
medium in the manner of his over-layering
brush marks. The act as directional indications
that underpin the main structure of his
paintings and the whole is suffused with
lighting that is depicted in strong shafts
of colour across the canvas.
Throughout his career Roy Freer has gained
a number of prestigious awards and his work
is held in many public and private collections
