Weekend Away

This weekend I went down to visit friends in Bristol. Whilst they were at university I spent the day wandering around a few of the museums and art galleries that the city had to offer.
I was particularly impressed with the work of Steve Whitehead who was exhibiting at the Royal West of England Academy http://www.rwa.org.uk/. 
Whitehead's art is sometimes described as a form of Photorealism, as his landscape paintings look so close to the standard of a photograph. However, some art critics believe that it is more of Poetic Realism, as Whitehead does not simply reproduce photographs with paint, but creates composite images, drawing on many photographs and historic art images.
I just think the work is so enjoyable to look at, seeing it in an exhibition space you really did feel pulled into the subject matter, as it was so hard to believe the level of detail, and power of perspective in a painting. 
Steve Whitehead http://www.panterandhall.com/cgi-bin/db-man/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&Artist=Steve+Whitehead&ww=on&mh=21&so=ascend&view_records=View+Records&foot=1