Ben lives and works in a small fishing village on the North Devon coast. The landscape there is incredibly powerful - huge skies, shifting light, and the constant presence of the sea. That elemental drama is a big part of his work. His work is centred in expressing the emotional impact of being in these places - the feeling of a particular light or moment. He knows this coast and grew up with it as a surfer and fisherman so it is part of his story.
Rather than depicting specific places, Ben's paintings aim to evoke a feeling, with the ocean and sky often serving as metaphors for the vastness of human experience—reflecting both inner turbulence and serene moments of clarity.
His process is guided by an intuitive response to the landscape. While the work may shift between more controlled, deliberate phases and freer, spontaneous expressions, it is always the emotional resonance of the scene that drives the creation. Each piece is a process of distillation, paring things back to the essential, allowing the paint to speak with immediacy and energy, leaving room for the viewer’s own interpretations to unfold.