Robert E. Wells is a Yorkshire-born artist whose work encompasses urban cityscapes, rural landscapes and figurative studies. Wells frequently returns to coastal locations such as Cornwall in his work, capturing the distinctive light, atmospheric shift and human presence of British shorelines through a restrained, layered palette and a practice built on direct observation as well as studio refinement. His paintings of Cornish beaches, surf and shoreline figures are part of this wider engagement with place, mood and the lived experience of landscape rather than literal topography. Working mainly in oils with a palette knife, his renderings convey all of the hustle and bustle of life whilst simultaneously conveying a sense of majesty and mystery.