To his great joy, Neil has discovered the magically liberating impact of colour. Dazzling reds, yellows and blues, manganese violet, sap green, and cadmium orange are applied with loose, generous, straight out of the tube.
 
"Painting is all about passion," declares Neil Patterson. "If you respond to the passion that you have inside yourself, that's when the real painting comes out. Selling your work is a bonus; the painting itself is what really matters." It is his ability to paint feelings rather than merely replicating what he sees that makes Patterson's vibrant, impressionistic oils so appealing.