Michael Batey

Michael was born in Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. Coming from a farming background and working as a gamekeeper for 31 years meant a lot of time was spent outside, which is where Michael mainly gets his inspiration from. The powerful ruling sky and the strong light it performs on the landscape are areas of particular fascination within his creations. Michael uses the combination of a palette knife and brush work when applying oil paint to his canvas and creates lively, colourful schemes to reflect his belief that light is colour. Following Michael's school days, he ignored the want of others for him to go on to art school and instead sought the outdoor life where his heart feels the energy that enables him to be so loose within his paintings.