Pinch Of Salt

This sunny scene is set on the sandy beaches of St Ives in Cornwall, which is somewhere Tom loves to visit with his family. He says: "The light is beautiful, it's always bright. It's what it means to have a British seaside holiday: ice cream, fish and chips, rock pools, sunshine, rain and seagulls." 

"Being challenged daily and discovering new and exciting ways of pushing boundaries keeps me motivated. My mixed media landscapes have something to say, which I like to express with collage and typography."

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Butler creates this narrative with an expert use of characterisation; the people that occupy his scenes, a stylised representation of society that has often been compared to L.S. Lowry, are complemented and modernised with Butler’s collages.His inclusion of newspaper text, slogans, statements or a single word, adds a depth and intrigue that keeps the audience hooked.This murmur from the artist, a quiet commentary accompanying the scene itself can be likened to the hum of the city, the gentle chatter of a metropolis. With this, Butler brings an essence of the City onto our walls and into our homes.