From oils to acrylics, watercolours to etching, Noel has over time selected different mediums in order to honour his creative vision. Inspired by the broadest sweep of landscapes to the intimacy of a robin upon a close branch, this is a journey that does not begin at the easel, but rather with the resonance and inspiration that Noel experiences as he encounters and engages with the world around him, giving rise to a creative focus which is then shared through his paintings.
Bronze sculptures speak of his need to explore physical form, resulting in a series of works including horses, wildlife, birds, and a special focus on whales and dolphins.
His life journey is defined by a complex inner dialogue between his thoughts and training as an environmental scientist and the heart and inspiration of an artist, leading to a search for understanding of the world, and then given expression through books, talks and lectures, and environmental programmes. These include the storylines sculptures that inspire the multi-layered thought journeys, works born of a different place that hold within them a deep complexity, weaving together ancient indigenous cultural knowledge with a creative search for what it means to be human in our modern age.
“Noel Ashton has the seeking mind of a scientist and the creative soul of an artist, and he brings these two facets together in a stunning offering for our modern world.
By engaging both his scientific mind and the vehicles of language and art, he creates, and facilitates for others, the process of a transformative creative journey. Through the centre of Noel's life and work runs the emancipating theme of creativity with purpose, offering us opportunities to engage, encounter different perspectives, to reflect, and ultimately redefine our relationship to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world.”
Elizabeth Cairns - The Empowered Entrepreneur
