Site: Where Paintings Happen and How

Borrowing the words of Julian Barnes, Henry Ward describes the act of painting as “trying to hold a course in an open-steer contrary tide.” 

In this talk, he discusses the journey of painting as a processual encounter with the work being made, a process that is defined by the painting as it comes into being. He also explores the different places where his paintings are made – the studio, the shed – and the ways in which different sites encourage different modes of engagement with the act of painting.

"Painters Talking Painting" is a series that first emerged as an online forum to host talks and forge connections between interested art students and lecturers from several universities in the UK. Each talk features a painter, who at the time was teaching at an art school, discussing their practice or a particular field of interest. 

"Painters Talking Painting” was initiated by Sue Williams, Dougal McKenzie, Jenny Eden, Henry Ward and Ian Hartshorne.