ABOUT SIMON GREETHAM

Simon strives to produce art works of elegant simplicity. He draws inspiration from his urban surroundings, and its serendipitous beauty. Simon's art is an abstract reflection of his personal experiences; ‘the chaotic, the unusual and the overlooked’.

He is drawn to striking, vivid shapes and colours that evoke emotion and stimulate the senses. Time, with its eternal reach, fascinates, and infuses his art with a sense of enduring wonder. Nostalgia is the subtle whisper; the sepia-toned lens through which we view the past. Simon’s artwork invites you to explore the boldness, embrace the simplicity and revel in the playfulness. It's a journey into a world where every line, every shade, and every absence of detail is a deliberate choice, an invitation to connect with the essence of the human experience.

Artistic Journey

Simon’s painting process is a journey of self-discovery. “For me, painting is like a journey across an unknown land. An exploration, where I know what I hope to see. A journey where I can use the stars or whatever else to find my way, but one where only the general direction is known. Inevitably I take the wrong path sometimes or I discover I’m at a dead-end. It’s always a journey of learning regardless of whether there’s an immediate aesthetic pay-off”.

“I think the ‘journey’ analogy is useful in explaining the breadth of my work. What appears to the uninformed as tangential or unconnected to my recent work, for me seems perfectly logical. I see the thread; I understand the reason for the departure from the previous works. It’s part of the journey; eventually I re-join the road where I left off, and sometimes it allows me to re-join much further down the road”.

A word on quality

“I love painting; everything about it, from preparing a canvas, to stretching and framing it. Throughout the process, quality of materials and finish is forefront in my mind. I’m very lucky that as well as being an artist, I am a qualified picture framer so I get to control quality at every stage of production. Collector satisfaction is very important to me, and that is only achieved by attention detail in every step of the process”. Please feel free to contact me to discuss any aspect of my work.

Background

Simon Greetham is a painter and photographer originally from the North Devon coast in the UK now living in Perth, Western Australia. He is the owner of Art Canvas Services Co and White Brick Gallery in Osborne Park, Perth.