Ben Wardle

Ben lives in Snape, Suffolk and has been lucky enough to spend the last 20yrs of his working life on a farm exploring some of the most beautiful countryside East Anglia has to offer. Bens father and grandfather were both talented artists and he grew up surrounded by painting and creativity. He has become an established East Anglian landscape artist whose work has sold to collectors worldwide. His paintings are not just of what he sees in his local landscapes, but how he feels when he is in them. He has an MA in Fine Art, using the opportunity to analyse his practice. Being in wild spaces has a tremendous effect on our mental health, and Ben uses his practice to investigate this psychological/ environmental link. He is further inspired by the research of Environmental Philosopher Glenn Albrecht, ‘Deep’ Ecology, and the writings of Roger Deakin, Robert Macfarlane and all the other creatives who enrich the East Anglian art scene and promote a more positive, healthy future for ourselves and our environment.