"michael restrick - freelance artist/illustrator working in buckinghamshire. studied at the winchester school of art. working in both illustration, portrait and landscape painting.
 
 my illustration work is created by cutting directly into vinyl sheets which creates a spontaneous, imaginative and vivid style of work. unique to this technique.
 
in contrast with the graphic style of illustration my landscape images are created from the accidental patterns formed from the resistance between different pigments. the resulting images express a fresh and changing mood. from a sun drenched beach to a stormy sea.
 
within my portrait paintings i am exploring the use of pattern and shape rather than the linear language of drawing. this can result in the abstraction of the subject."