Simon Ford does not paint to express himself; he paints to lose himself. He started painting at around 12 years old – painting what he sees in a representational style using oils and casein to uncover the secrets of nature. Simon believes that 2 dimensional representational painting is like a shadow of the 3 dimensional world, because in order to give a painting a sense of realism you need to learn to understand the physical dimension of light and how it plays out in the 3 dimensional world.

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