Simon Garden
Neighbours
| price | £ 4600 |
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| type | Oil |
| size | 9 x 24 inches |
| location | Bath 01225 332223 |
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Neighbours is a beautifully composed and quietly surreal landscape that reflects Simon Garden’s distinctive contribution to British art. Two opposing hills rise like sculpted forms, each crowned with Read more
a small orange flag that hints at territory, identity, or quiet rivalry. Their surfaces are richly textured with dense green foliage, rocky edges, and carefully placed details that invite the viewer into a world that feels both familiar and dreamlike.
On one hillside, a small red‑roofed building nestles among the trees, while on the other, two pale, slender trees stand out against the darker greenery. The valley between them creates a dramatic visual divide, emphasising the title’s gentle humour: these two landscapes are neighbours, close yet separated, connected yet distinct. Garden’s use of thick brushwork, vivid colour, and simplified forms gives the scene a sculptural presence, transforming a rural view into a symbolic, almost mythic space.
This painting exemplifies Garden’s ability to blend narrative suggestion with visual clarity, making Neighbours a compelling and poetic work within the landscape tradition of contemporary British art.
