Gregg Simpson

Studio Process

My work involves an evolution through aspects of surrealism and abstraction. I began in the 60s as a hard-edge Pop-influenced painter, who also did collages, drawings and multi-media.

My work developed into a sort of neo-surrealism which eventually worked its way to a form of lyric abstraction.

I often try to invoke a sense of place, whether the west coast of British Columbia, or more recently, the Mediterranean landscapes of Provence and Tuscany.

I trace the evolution of my work back to the paleolithic artists who also used a mark making process to stimulate a magical or visionary state of mind.