In this episode, this internationally acclaimed British painter talks about his recent peripatetic life, why he favours painting bleak and barren landscapes, how his works are derived and evolved from personal memories and how his needing to make sense of the world through his work is a lonely but satisfying process.

Mark Thompson talking with Bob Chaundy Accompanying images on consideringart.com

In Gratitude (for Aki Kosemura) For Rivers to Run through the Wood and Concrete of Floors We Move Lightly Time Weighs in the Heart All images are © Mark Thompson

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial