Mike Carter, is a Cardiff-based painter specialising in landscapes. Mike studied Fine Art in Cardiff and was taught by Terry Setch RA and Michael Crowther. Mike has exhibited frequently in Wales over the last few years. He was selected for the RA Summer Exhibition in 2017.

“As a landscape painter I’m looking to convey a mood or a memory of a place. I find the point where the land meets the sea the most interesting in terms of basic geometry, where vertical forms meet horizontal ones and their endless variety. I think this has an emotional connection to my childhood where I lived on the South Devon coast near Plymouth.

“I use sketches and photography as a starting point. Recently I’ve become interested in building up the surface of my paintings, using a range of materials such as charcoal, chalk, wax, sawdust, black ink acrylic and oil paint. It allows the possibilities for chance to play a part in the formation of a piece. Layers are put down, removed and reapplied until the work starts to come together or to reveal itself.”