Keith Bayliss’ work is figurative and expressive – his motif, the human figure in the landscape. He works in a variety of mediums: pencil and ink on paper, oil on canvas, relief printing and more recently, small mixed media sculptural constructions.

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In his painting he often works on a large scale, with figures almost life size. They inhabit a simple setting in which the curve of a hill or a moon will occasionally appear. His protagonists are single or in pairs, sometimes interacting, sometimes moving in opposite directions with a bird or animal as companion in this private, intimate, interplay within space.

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His work is allegorical, influenced by myths, folklore and biblical tales. But above all it is a personal visual response to influences and situations that are currently at play in his life, in his world.

He enjoys collaboration and his exhibitions will often incorporate a sound element produced by the artist’s son the musician Joe Bayliss, or poetry by David Thomas.

Keith resists giving explanations for the work he produces. For him the work develops over time, through it’s making:

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“I start with an idea but as time passes, the work dictates how, when and if, it has reached a conclusion. It is a dialogue between myself and the developing visual image. I am just the facilitator. The work ‘re-makes’ itself with each new visitor it encounters and the story changes. You the observer complete the work.”

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