I am a landscape painter living in Muswell Hill, north London.  I love painting the parkland, heaths and woods near my home and my paintings often contain London’s unique mix of nature, architecture and people.  I paint in oils, with a vigorous and expressive style that tries to capture the feelings of freedom and energy of living in London.  After twenty years of practising as an architect, I committed to becoming a painter in 2022.  In 2024/5, I held solo exhibitions of my paintings in Burgh House, Hampstead and Lauderdale House, Highgate.  I was shortlisted for the Jackson’s Art Prize and my paintings have been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show, New English Art Club’s Annual Exhibition and the ING Discerning Eye.  I recently showed with Tripod Gallery at the Battersea and Hampstead Affordable Art Fairs and I had work showing over the summer in the Russell Gallery and Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts.

I was also selected for participation in the television series Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2024, which aired on TV in January 2025.

Please find out more and follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/simongazzard