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"I have always painted en plein air and this has provided my foundation as a landscape artist. This direct experience, painting within the landscape is both elevating and visceral. I had my first exhibition in 1979 so I have been studying the landscape and painting for a long time now. “

Early in Knight's career he concentrated on small paintings. In recent times he has been painting much larger paintings on site. He concedes that this has been a challenge in capturing the landscape in the same direct approach with works larger than a metre painted on a French easel outside. “There …