Max White AROI

Statement

My Art is about communication. My paintings communicate a feeling I get when looking at things, this is then represented by tone and colour. I paint scenes and moments which move me, and I paint the visual impression in these moments as that, for me, is the aspect of reality that I believe generates the feeling behind a scene worth painting. I am greatly influenced by the original impressionists, and elder artists such as Corot, and Turner. I like to create artwork that is immediately recognisable, to capture contemporary life in a relevant way, and to reveal the world to someone who doesn't look for it, in a way that only a painting could capture and hold attention. 

Methodology

All my paintings begin with direct observation, I am always on the lookout for inspiration and work new ideas into a sketchbook where I annotate quick sketches or sometimes more finished drawings with colour notes I take with reference to oil colour charts I keep to hand. Back in the studio, reference material is studied from drawings, to notes, to small plein air paintings, even videos in order to create a quick oil sketch as a starting point. From there, I create an array of different sketches and studies focusing on composition, colour, and value which gradually increase in detail until I finally put it all together on a larger canvas. All paintings have a unique path to completion from this point, and I like to think each piece can stand alone as a statement in paint.

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

Artist of The Year 2024 - The Circles of Art Foundation - 2024

First Prize, Winsor and Newton Young Artist Prize, ROI - 2023

Royal Society of Marine Artists New Generation Award - 2022

The Green And Stone Prize, CAS - 2022

Third Prize, Winsor and Newton Young Artist Prize, ROI - 2021

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Emerging Artist Prize - 2021

Tunbridge Wells Arts Festival Student Artist Award (Finalist) - 2016

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

A Celebration Of Landscapes - 2024 - The Gallery at Green and Stone

Shapes and Colours of Spring - 2023 -Highgate Contemporary Art

Island Fine Arts - October 2022

First Impressions - 2022 - Highgate Contemporary Art

Inspiration in the Time of Covid - 2020 - Grierson Galleries

Solo Show - 2017 - Grierson Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent

Group Exhibitions

Hampstead Art Society - 2023

Green and Stone 95th Anniversary Exhibition 2022

Chelsea Stories - 2024 - 340 Kings Road

Chelsea In Colour - 2022 - 340 Kings Road

Chelsea Art Society Open 2022, 2023, 2024 - Chelsea Old Town Hall

Green & Stone Summer Exhibition 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - The Gallery at Green and Stone

Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2022, 2023 - Mall Galleries

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - Mall Galleries

Art For Youth London 2021 - Mall Galleries

New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - Mall Galleries

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2021 - Mall Galleries

Ranleigh Arts Summer Show - 2021 - Duo Show with Svetlana Cameron

“The Wilderness Exhibition” - 2021 - St Pancras New Church, London

“OUTSIDE EDGE” - 2019 - Grierson Gallery Cranbrook, Kent

“10x10 Drawing the City” - 2019 - The RIBA - London

“Big Three” - 2018 - Grierson Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent

“London” - 2017 - Grierson Gallery Sevenoaks, Kent

Grierson Gallery Grand Opening Exhibition - 2016 - Grierson Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent