A Walk By The Lake
Created by: Established, Cambridge-based fine artist John Tordoff
Medium: Mixed media. Acrylic and collaged newsprint.
Size: 50cm W x 46cm H NB - All paintings come with a 4cm box frame (the edge painted white), which enables it to stand 4 cm out from the wall on which it hangs and are often completed immediately ahead of shipping.
The Story: Though John would describe himself as, for the most part, a painter of urban subjects, he finds himself increasingly drawn to scenes such as this one of leafy woodland paths. The presence of a single figure, preoccupied with her thoughts is also a nod toward the great American painter Edward Hopper.
Created by: Established, Cambridge-based fine artist John Tordoff
Medium: Mixed media. Acrylic and collaged newsprint.
Size: 50cm W x 46cm H NB - All paintings come with a 4cm box frame (the edge painted white), which enables it to stand 4 cm out from the wall on which it hangs and are often completed immediately ahead of shipping.
The Story: Though John would describe himself as, for the most part, a painter of urban subjects, he finds himself increasingly drawn to scenes such as this one of leafy woodland paths. The presence of a single figure, preoccupied with her thoughts is also a nod toward the great American painter Edward Hopper.
Created by: Established, Cambridge-based fine artist John Tordoff
Medium: Mixed media. Acrylic and collaged newsprint.
Size: 50cm W x 46cm H NB - All paintings come with a 4cm box frame (the edge painted white), which enables it to stand 4 cm out from the wall on which it hangs and are often completed immediately ahead of shipping.
The Story: Though John would describe himself as, for the most part, a painter of urban subjects, he finds himself increasingly drawn to scenes such as this one of leafy woodland paths. The presence of a single figure, preoccupied with her thoughts is also a nod toward the great American painter Edward Hopper.
As a child it was John Tordoff’s father who taught him how to draw, though it was a talent that lay dormant for many years while I pursued a successful career as an actor. (For a fuller account of these times please see John’s entry on Wikipedia.
John was in his sixties, with acting opportunities on the wain, that as an outlet for his creative energies, he picked up the pencil again. Having moved to Cambridge in 2009, today he participates annually in Cambridge Open Studios and the city’s largest painting group, the Cambridge Drawing Society. More recently he has had work accepted by The Society of Wildlife Artists, the Pastel Society and the Royal Society of Marine Artists for shows at London’s Mall Gallery.
In 2021 John published ‘Working with Collage’, a fully illustrated guide to painting with mixed media.
Artist’s Statement:
”If Representation Art can be seen as a spectrum, where, working to the left we reach Abstraction and to the right it’s opposite, Ultra Realism, I would place myself somewhere in the middle, but with a marked sympathy toward the Abstract.
One of the ways I promote this bias toward the Abstract is through the use of collage. With it I’m creating an extra layer, one that the viewer is asked to engage with and decide what contribution it makes to the painting overall. My belief is, that the greater the involvement made by the viewer to understand the painter’s intention, the greater will be their final appreciation.”
