"For me, beauty is infinite"
I feel that I can't help but find happiness within the situations around me, within nature and bringing that to the canvas brings me immense joy. I’m inspired by everything that's around me, painting in my head every waking minute of my life.
What I saw and how I remember it all becomes a blur - and what guides me is the sensorial experience of it all which I convey in the final image.
The departure point, for my work is always a place of happiness and I paint almost in an unconscious way. The only thing that is conscious somehow, and at the forefront of my mind when I'm painting is the colour choice and where I make the mark.
The infinity symbol is in my pieces, representing this concept of something that is unlimited, endless, without bound and how I honour my muse, beauty.
What excites me is the infinite beauty out there in the world that I have yet to discover.
Michael F RUMSBY (b. 1968, UK). Following a successful corporate career in Public Relations and Reputation Management and having had the privilege of travelling to many artistically inspiring destinations, Michael pursued a childhood dream of becoming a full-time artist in 2013.
Since then, he has exhibited around the world including The Chapel Gallery, UK (Horsing Around, 2014), The Majilis Gallery, Dubai (New Orientalists, 2015) and regularly, since 2019, in the UK and USA where he is represented by Clarendon Fine Art (Genesis, 2019, Respair, 2022, Vive ut Vivas 2022, Shakkei 2023, Riviera 2024).
Michael’s next major solo shows will be held at Art Catto in Algarve, Portugal in April 2025 and at Clarendon Fine Art, London in September 2025.
Michael has also engaged in artistic collaborations with international brands including British Polo Day, Hackett and Chateau de Fayolle Winery.
Philanthropic by nature, Michael is keen to use some of the recent recognition generated to create good in the world and to begin to invest in legacy building. He has supported many charities in recent years, including the Attitude Magazine Foundation and the National Theatre in London. Michael lives with his husband, Lee, in the Southwest of France where they run a successful boutique hotel (www.le1500.rocks), catering for an international crowd of guests, and where they host several expressive painting courses in the summer months. Michael maintains a permanent studio on the property and travels each year as a source of creative inspiration.ths.