Will
Roffé
I’m a Kiwi abstract-realism painter based in the United Kingdom. I paint oils on linen, board and canvas.
Art is a habit-forming drug. Marcel Duchamp
Before focusing on my art, I spent over 25 years in advertising as a copywriter and creative director. This explains why a lot of my work is conceptual in nature. I rarely start an oil painting without first having a concept and story to tell. Each painting evolves, usually to form part of a series.
My work is centred around the human spirit, experience and identity — cultural and spiritual.
I’m currently painting people in nature, in abstract-realism using oils on Belgian linen and board.
Oil is the perfect medium to capture the essence of my subjects and the surrounding light.
Where the spirit does not follow, there is no art. Leonardo da Vinci
