![All The Moon Long](https://h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/venue_banner/public/img-0300.jpeg?itok=qI4369TU)
Artwork for Antony Copus
![All The Moon Long](https://h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/img-0300.jpeg?itok=zT-yEl_C)
All The Moon Long
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Not Quite Apart
![Starless And Bible Black](https://h-art.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/3_of_12_cols_aspect__327px_/public/img-0209.jpeg?itok=gDc1Vh96)
Starless And Bible Black
Details
I was a professional musician for many years and, for me, painting is a very musical experience – it is impossible to separate sound from line or colour. I paint in a way that is very gestural (particularly in the early stages of a work), capturing a sense of spontaneity and performance.
Painting is a way of connecting with music in the way I did when I was a child – free from inhibition and 'rules'. Increasingly I am also inspired by poetry and the Herefordshire landscape.
Abstract artist
I studied at the Royal Academy of Music, but my lifelong love of painting and drawing was inspired by my grandfather, Cecil Bailey who was, along with David Bomberg, a founding member of the Borough Group. I have taken part in several painting courses including Nicholas Wilton's Creative Visionary Programme.
Art In Penallt 2023
A Little Bird Told Me Gallery, Wendover, Bucks