Interpretive art

Born in London in 1947, Neil Simone studied graphic art and design at school. In 1969, whilst working on an exhibition for The Multi Occupational Training and Education Centre, he visited Ha…

illustrations by sit

Neil Simone is a visionary surrealist artist whose paintings have a concept and style as distinctive as they are unique. Neil has exhibited both original oil paintings and prints in many leading galleries around the world and recently had an exhibition celebrating 40 years as a professional artist. Born in London in 1947, Neil studied basic graphic art and design at school. In 1969 he visited Harrogate and quickly discovered the majestic scenery of North Yorkshire.

ABOUT THIS PIECE: What's your interpretation of this piece? I decided to do a close crop to have it be more interpretive, in this way it symbolises multiple things. It's interesting for me to hear how each person interprets this piece, and none of the interpretations have been off. Once someone tells me their interpretation, I also tell them about the reference of this piece and why I chose this specifically. The reference is on my muse @nina_fromthepond grabbing her own thigh, to show me…

Along with the older pieces I've been reworking I just pulled out some scans of old wallpaper panels. This one I did by hand in Bali and this weekend I completely reworked the image with some digital enhancements. Adding snippets...