Jeremy
Mayes
Biography
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"Mayes manages to capture and perfectly represent
that comfortable moment in time when we all feel
good, the precise instant that we dare to believe
things are going to be alright.
"
And
that's the vital ingredient in Mayes' work. He
manages to capture and perfectly represent that
comfortable moment in time when we all feel good,
the precise instant that we dare to believe
things are going to be alright. When you view one
of his paintings you are taken to a better place,
for just a moment. You can almost feel the summer
breeze through your hair, smell the hot coffee,
hear the birdsong emanating from his lollipop
trees.
The
enigmatic work of the prolific Jeremy Mayes is
instantly welcoming and positive. He cites his
influences as Cezanne, Modigliani and Chagall and
there is certainly a warm familiarity in his
expressionist paintings that gently draw the
viewer in. He makes you feel as though you are
wandering through a beautiful garden, or punting
along a quiet river, or sipping espresso outside
a boulevard cafe on a lazy Sunday afternoon, as a
gentle summer breeze passes you by.
