Tim Kingsmill Brown’s landscapes occupy a distinctive position within the continuing legacy of Romantic painting. While the influence of J. M. W. Turner can be sensed in his attention to luminous light and atmosphere, Kingsmill Brown departs from the theatrical drama often associated with the sublime. Instead, his work reveals a quieter sensibility in which landscape is experienced as mood, presence and shifting perception. Through restrained yet expressive handling of paint, he seeks not merely to depict a place but to evoke its genius loci. The resulting paintings possess a contemplative intensity, suggesting that the sublime in nature may be encountered not only in moments of overwhelming grandeur, but also in silence, stillness and subtle atmospheric change.
Exhibitions in which work was included and solo exhibitions
Baker-Howard Contemporary, Charring Cross Road, London
The Black and White Building, Greek St. Soho, London
The Intercontinental, Jimberan, Bali. solo show
Arta Jaya Gallery, Ubud, Bali. solo show
Wayan Sriani Gallery, Ubud, Bali.
Sari Gallery, Peliatan, Bali. artist in residence
Bali Mystique, Petitengit, Bali.
The Oberoi, Bali. solo show
Hayoka Centre, Swansea. solo show
International Trade Centre, Dubai. solo show
Dassin Gallery, West Hollywood. California.
Racing Museum Dubai.
First View Gallery, Stourhead, Wiltshire.
The Mall Gallerys, London.
The Georgian Group, Fitzroy Square, London.
Addison Ross Gallery, London.
Chepstow Racecourse. solo show
Bath Reference Library. solo show
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
Moles Café, Bath.
Commissioned work from clients including
The Bath Spa Hotel, Bath UK.
Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
Trust House Forte.
The Westcliff, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Keswick Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
Orient Express Hotels.
The Georgian Club, Tokyo, Japan.
Café Mama, Richmond, London.
Coutts Bank, London.
Artist statement.
After leaving formal art education due to the absence of traditional technical training, I developed my skills independently while working as a commercial copyist, producing paintings for interior design projects and private collectors, and continually drawing and painting from life.
Today my work moves beyond strict representation. I am interested in how memory reshapes the landscapes we have experienced: visual details blur or shift, yet the emotional impression of a place remains strong. My paintings explore this space between direct observation and remembered experience.
''I fell in love with a painting on Tim's website and just had to buy it. It hangs in my kitchen, I look at it many times a day and still love it. It is forever summer!''
- Cathy, Somerset.