All the painter’s pictures/ images are derived from places he has been to and things he has seen. These are reshaped and put together in what could be seen as self-designed jigsaw puzzles.

Though no-one can possibly have seen these ‘places’ as they appear in the pictures, the painter hopes that each viewer will identify with a particular picture, feel that this is his/her own secret place (not visited by anyone else) and will be able to choose the kind of scenery and the country from which the painting has evolved.

In this way the viewer is being as creative as the painter.

In all the pictures there is also an element of risk to the viewer. All of us have, at least once in our lives, seen someone or met someone and formed an instant mutual and possibly fatal attraction. If we are sensible we also are instantly aware that it would be dangerous to get any closer. Once seen and never forgotten – but just look, don’t touch!

These pictures are the same. All of them are (the painter hopes) magnetically attractive and seemingly available or open to exploration – but then, perhaps not. Much better to explore them in one’s imagination only. This is the age-old power of harsh landscapes that has always tempted travelers.

These ideas are looked at in different magnifications, as though we are putting different lenses to our eyes. Some are wide-angle and we see the whole area, some are closer to show a particular feature of the view, closer again to notice some strange remains of a past civilization, and closest of all, ourselves acting with or reacting to the landscape.

Since the painter particularly dislikes telling people how to think and since he finds that other people’s ideas about his pictures lead to even better pictures thereafter, he is happy for people to see whatever they want in his pictures. His part in the joint creation is finished and it’s up

• Canal 3 Canal 3 Stephen Hunt
• Glade with Vase Glade with Vase Stephen Hunt
• Hillside – Dead Tree Hillside – Dead Tree Stephen Hunt
• Kloof Kloof Stephen Hunt
• Landscape with copper jug Landscape with copper jug Stephen Hunt
• Landscape with Nasturtiums Landscape with Nasturtiums Stephen Hunt
• Landscape with ruined house Landscape with ruined house Stephen Hunt
• Landscape with Sempervivums Landscape with Sempervivums Stephen Hunt
• Landscape, Mediterranean Landscape, Mediterranean Stephen Hunt
• Mountain path with running figure Mountain path with running figure Stephen Hunt
• Pillar and Plain Pillar and Plain Stephen Hunt
• Pool Pool Stephen Hunt
• Ridge near the sea Ridge near the sea Stephen Hunt
• River valley with figure River valley with figure Stephen Hunt
• Roots Roots Stephen Hunt
• Savannah Savannah Stephen Hunt
• Vases and Fruit Bowl Vases and Fruit Bowl Stephen Hunt
• Window with tankard of flowers Window with tankard of flowers Stephen Hunt
• Woodland path Woodland path Stephen Hunt
• Woodland with Vases Woodland with Vases Stephen Hunt
• Four Figures Four Figures Stephen Hunt
• River valley with figure River valley with figure Stephen Hunt