Background

Neil Gude has had a lifelong interest in art and in 2007, in part inspired by the work of his cousin and renowned watercolour artist Nornie Gude, he commenced his own artistic journey.

Neil works primarily in the medium of watercolour and is drawn to its expressive and fluid nature. He has received instruction from several of Australia’s most highly regarded contemporary watercolour artists and has found that working en plein air (on location) is a central part of his art. Neil believes that the emotional connection with the subject by working en plein air is hard to achieve from a photograph in a studio.

Neil continues to develop his own unique and confident style. Every painting is a new opportunity to learn more about how to express himself in the challenging and exciting medium of watercolour. There is no subject that is not worth tackling. An important aim is to try and capture a scene in a way that evokes the feeling of the original observation. The image created becomes a record of an experience that Neil wants to share with the viewer.

Art Group Memberships

Bendigo Art Society

Watercolour Society of Victoria

Victorian Artist Society

Woodend Art Group