Searching for the Light - Stuart James Fraser
This is a delightful book which highlight's Stuart's best works, illustrating a lifetime journey to capture the UK landscapes. Through three sections of the book, we experience pathways into these scenes; firstly the dramatic mountains and fells especially his beloved Ullswater , then a more close-up view of Stuart's life in rural countryside village, and city, and finally an appreciation of the many diverse seascapes littered across the UK coastline .
It is this final section which held me spellbound for the longest. Stuart has a way of composing his pieces that perfectly captures the light and shade present in waves, shorelines and buildings. The eye is led into the paintings such, that one feels like a traveller moving into and beyond the scene. The sense of atmosphere is captivating.
Review by Tom Adams - April 2025
This is a delightful book which highlight's Stuart's best works, illustrating a lifetime journey to capture the UK landscapes. Through three sections of the book, we experience pathways into these scenes; firstly the dramatic mountains and fells especially his beloved Ullswater , then a more close-up view of Stuart's life in rural countryside village, and city, and finally an appreciation of the many diverse seascapes littered across the UK coastline .
It is this final section which held me spellbound for the longest. Stuart has a way of composing his pieces that perfectly captures the light and shade present in waves, shorelines and buildings. The eye is led into the paintings such, that one feels like a traveller moving into and beyond the scene. The sense of atmosphere is captivating.
Review by Tom Adams - April 2025
This is a delightful book which highlight's Stuart's best works, illustrating a lifetime journey to capture the UK landscapes. Through three sections of the book, we experience pathways into these scenes; firstly the dramatic mountains and fells especially his beloved Ullswater , then a more close-up view of Stuart's life in rural countryside village, and city, and finally an appreciation of the many diverse seascapes littered across the UK coastline .
It is this final section which held me spellbound for the longest. Stuart has a way of composing his pieces that perfectly captures the light and shade present in waves, shorelines and buildings. The eye is led into the paintings such, that one feels like a traveller moving into and beyond the scene. The sense of atmosphere is captivating.
Review by Tom Adams - April 2025