Nifty Shades of Grey
Creative expression with Unison Colour black, white and grey toned pastels.
Robert Dutton
Unison Colour Associate Artist
Unison Colour welcomes Robert Dutton as an Associate Artist
Robert Dutton ASGFA
Having qualified with a Bachelor of Arts Degree (with Honours) working for many blue chip clients, to include those in the financial sector for over 30 years, Robert took the decision to become a full time artist when his expressive style of painting became popular and in demand. Following successive shows in London with his work and the regions, together with awards at national open art competitions his unique style has grown in increasing demand.
“Primarily my work is focused on landscape and my beloved northern wild open vistas, dramatic mountain peaks and intimate hidden corners of Moor and Dale. Landscape is the ‘great escape’ a place where my creative vision is thoroughly released with a direct engagement and expressive response to my subject. I immerse myself in the landscape and allow the interplay between what I see but more importantly what I ‘feel’ to create each and every individual piece of work. The evolving landscape – its history its ‘layers’ with a continual interplay between man and nature also forms much of my subject matter.”
‘Peninne Mists’. Unison Colour pastel on Canson Heritage 300gsm (140lb) ‘hot pressed’ watercolour paper. 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm).
‘Mizzle on the moors’. Unison Colour pastel and mixed media on Canson Heritage 640gsm (300 lb) ‘not’ watercolour paper. 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm).
‘First snows in the South Pennines’. Unison Colour pastel and mixed media on Canson Heritage 640gsm (300 lb) ‘not’ watercolour paper. 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm).
‘Tidal rush’. Unison Colour pastel and acrylic spray paints on Canson Moulin
du Roy 640gsm (300 lb) ‘not’ watercolour paper. 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm).
‘The energy of Spring’ Unison Colour pastel, watercolour and Gouache on Canson Heritage 640gsm (300 lb) ‘hot pressed’ watercolour paper 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm)
‘Spring fields and distant moors’ Unison Colour pastel, watercolour and Gouache on Canson Heritage 640gsm (300 lb) ‘not’ watercolour paper 20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm)
“Some drawings and paintings are quickly and energetically created, others are built over time - weeks and months quite often. The work is allowed to rest and ‘breathe’ before joining others is a collection. All my work contain multiple layers and evidence of the push and pull in creative process using a variety of mixed media often combined together with collages and printed layered photographic imagery. More recently Roberts work is moving in a much more semi abstract direction were subject is more important than a literal response to subject. Underpinning everything is honest and expressive good solid drawing!”
Winter Light, Kirkstone Pass, Lake District.
Unison Colour pastel and mixed drawing media on Canson Moulin du Roy 300gsm (140lb) ‘not’
watercolour paper.
20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm)
Spring light through Grange, Borrrowdale, The Lake District.
Unison Colour pastel and acrylic ink on Canson Mi-
Tientes ‘Touch 350gsm pastel paper.
20 x 25.5 inches (50 x 65cm)
What the sea leaves behind.
Unison Colour pastel and mixed media painting
on Canson Moulin du Roy 300gsm (140lb) ‘not’
watercolour paper.
20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm).
‘Hoar frost, Borrowdale, The Lake
District’.
Unison Colour pastel and mixed
media painting on Canson Moulin
du Roy 300gsm (140lb) ‘not’
watercolour paper
20 x 22 inches (51 x 56cm)
Federation of British Artists
Pastel Society Open Arts
Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Autumn shadows - Elterwater, The Lake District
18 x 20 inches (46 x 51cm)
Illustrated painting in Artists Drawing Techniques
published by DK Life 2017
Soft Pastel Sets, compiled by Robert Dutton
Robert has worked with us to create a fabulous landscape pastel set containing colours that he believes are essential in replicating the fells and hills.
Blog posts relating to Robert Dutton
Landscape expression with Unison Colour pastels
As a professional artist my work now focuses primarily on the landscape and in a very loose, free and expressive way with mixed media and pastel and is always evolving.