painting of a white cat by Dylan Williams

Loved

painting of a hand holding a flower by Dylan Williams

The flower fadeth

side view of a painting by Dylan Williams

painting of two bare trees by Dylan Williams

Setting leaves on fire

Moonlight makes me transparent

a painting of the nightsky and moon by Dylan Williams

Colder than darkness

Drowning in moonlight

painting of a lit window in a house by Dylan Williams

Night blindness

Dylan Williams crouched on the floor of his studio painting a small canvas

Drawing from a disparate range of sources, including film stills, memories, and transient scenes observed in everyday life, Williams new works are a reconciliation of intimate, familiar moments that evoke feelings of anticipation, suspense, and psychological tension - revealing the sublime in the mundane.

The title of the exhibition is drawn from a line in 

, a poem by seminal Welsh poet R. S. Thomas whose often harsh and austere writing style echoes his country’s rugged and forbidding landscapes and the challenges of rural existence, all whilst maintaining a meditative and transcendental quality. 

Akin to Thomas’ poetry, Williams’ work is suffused with a quiet intensity, where moments of stillness are charged with an emotional and psychological weight. Painted with a muted, soft palette, he captures the subtle interplay of light and space, evoking the tranquil serenity of the Welsh landscape. Whether depicting the calm glow of the moon through a mackerel sky at night in 

, or the hazy silhouettes of winter trees at dusk in 

, Williams brings an extraordinary quality to the most ordinary of moments, offering a contemplative reflection on the metaphysical connections between human beings and their environment.

In counterpoint to the expansive landscapes Williams presents two intimate yet beguiling domestic scenes. 

 depicts a tightly cropped room with a loosely rendered white cat standing just outside two beams of light cast across the floor, whilst 

 presents the outstretched palm of a hand with a dandelion framed perfectly in the centre. Together with the other paintings in the exhibition, these works suggest a loosely connected narrative, analogous to film stills detached from their original context. Witnessed fleetingly they point back towards Williams as both observer and gentle protagonist. 

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In the long silence

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