Andrew Olly Oliver is the co-owner of Moon & Moor Gallery and a very talented Landscape Painter & Lino Print Maker. Studying the surrounding landscape of his home, Dartmoor, Olly captures the ‘essence of a place’ and brings back a view from his numerous journeys across the moorland.

‘Searching for those wild places with a feeling of ancient history and hidden mystery, Olly distils the essence of a place, and transports the viewer into the view.

The subtlety of media emulates textures, lighting and weather wrapping itself over and through forms and layers within the landscape. The application of media has a feel somewhere between the freedom of Impressionism but with areas of realistic refinements and definition you could only achieve in the studio.

The idea of bringing back a view from a journey is an important factor in Olly’s process, that holding on to wilderness and promoting its beauty can offer company, distraction and therapy for the viewer encouraging more support for the great outdoors. Ancient woodlands with gnarled trees, life giving waterways or rock formations all regularly feature in

Olly’s work, exploring present habitats and the way the land has evolved with such diversity. Views are usually solitary and allow for peaceful reflection, to be lost in time, and free of human interference.’ - Andrew Olly Oliver

Olly’s had the delight of bespoke commissions through the gallery, exhibited with the Dartmoor Collective; Having an artwork selected for their latest Zine, ‘Linear’, and currently exhibiting with ‘Destination Dartmoor’ in Okehampton after a recent, Bracken Tor, Artists Residency.

Follow Olly on his journey over on Instagram - @andrew.olly.oliver

To view original artworks and prints for sale in the gallery click HERE

If you have a specific spot you’d like a painting of or to create a bespoke commission to the correct size, please do get in touch via the Contact Page Here