{"id":1415080,"date":"2020-10-06T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1415080"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:46:08","slug":"tim-goffe-artist-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/06\/tim-goffe-artist-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Goffe: Disquiet Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Goffe was shortlisted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/paintingprize\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson&#8217;s Painting Prize<\/a> this year with his work <em>Petrol Station Nocturne<\/em>. The atmospheric painting describes a lone petrol station, suspended in the deep dark blue of the night sky, forecourt aglow with the carefully observed effects of fluorescent light. Here, Tim shares how this study of light guides his practice, some practical studio techniques and how he spent the early days of lockdown looking for reassurance in the familiar.  <\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Above image: <\/strong><em>Empty Charity Shop<\/em>, 2019, Tim Goffe, Oil on panel, 60 x 50 cm<\/small><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415641\" style=\"width: 1072px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson&#039;s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-620x625.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tim-Goffe.-Petrol-Station-Nocturne.-Longlist-JPP-2020-940x947.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Petrol Station Nocturne<\/em>, 2019<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 20 x 20 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: Can you tell us about your artistic background\/education?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: I was encouraged to draw and paint early on by my art-teacher mother and illustrator\/painter father \u2014 often on the floor of their gallery. So the die was cast.<\/p>\n<p>I took a two-year foundation and enjoyed using all the different media and didn\u2019t really want to give that up, so I chose a degree course that enabled me to use all the resources: I made videos, took photographs and painted on the Expressive Arts BA at Brighton. I followed that with a move to London and a part-time degree in photography, whilst photo-assisting and shooting stills for record companies on pop promos (an exciting new thing at the time!) where I learnt about lighting from the top cinematographers of the day.<\/p>\n<p>A career in photography followed; although I continued to draw, I effectively took a 20-year break from painting before revisiting the idea. I took classes and studied with artists and I exhibited wherever I could.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415090\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Seek. Find. Enjoy. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"622\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12-1024x531.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12-620x321.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-8-of-12-940x487.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Seek. Find. Enjoy.<\/em>, 2019<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on canvas, 50 x 95 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: Where does a painting begin for you? Can you take us through your process?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: My subject matter comes from observed situations. It\u2019s a response to my environment, and often to the light that falls upon it. Usually fleeting moments, capturing something that has interested me. I\u2019m not prescriptive about it. I try to let the subconscious take the lead. But themes inevitably develop. Put simply, I\u2019m just showing the world what I see. I sometimes use the nom de plume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/i_see_this\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@i_see_this<\/a> to illustrate the point.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the studio filtering through the thousands of photos I\u2019ve taken, I will make some rough prints and cut-out assemblies, sketch out alternative compositions, make some decisions about the colour palette, and paint some small studies. Then the challenge is to try and keep the freshness of these sketches and studies when scaling up.<\/p>\n<p>I pin my oversized canvas to the wall, so that I can use rollers and scratch and scrape without fear of damaging it. I also like the freedom to reframe the image or extend it, before I crop it and put it on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>I like very fine portrait canvas, which I cover with gesso a few times and block in with ground colour that is the spectrum opposite of the image in hand. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson&#039;s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"891\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1415573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST-620x552.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TEST-940x838.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For transposing the image onto the canvas, I\u2019ve recently been experimenting with the lazy grid or the doodle griding  technique that mural artists often use, it works well for certain images.<\/p>\n<p>I cover the bare canvas with marks where the image is more detailed, take a photo of the canvas and using Procreate on an iPad I\u2019ll superimpose another level on the reference photo say 50% opacity and then use the combined image to scale up the reference.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415083\" style=\"width: 1198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Constant Growth Fails. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1198\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-620x621.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-1-of-12-940x942.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Constant Growth Fails<\/em>, 2018<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on Panel, 20 x 20 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415092\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"It\u2019s Later Than You Think. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1005\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12-620x519.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-10-of-12-940x787.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>It\u2019s Later Than You Think<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 51 x 61 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: The light in your work is so familiar and descriptive to me. Is your subject matter recorded on camera and then painted in the studio or do you paint en plein air? Do you ever create paint swatches to reference on site? Can you tell us about how you translate light in your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: In my painting I like to rejoice in the artefacts and the optics of a photographic image. I make purposeful references to the photograph, but not in a photorealist way; I like to keep it as painterly as possible. <\/p>\n<p>I use the things that we unconsciously register with our own set of lenses \u2014 our eyes. The way a small shadow will describe a doorway, or the graduating reflection in a window that lets you know how wide the road is behind you. The tonal difference in refracted light in a puddle. Things I wouldn\u2019t necessarily register in a single outdoor session.<\/p>\n<p>As far as translating light into the painted work, I\u2019m not sure I have an informative answer for that. Its all in my sub-conscious. Light is something I\u2019ve always been interested in as a photographer and painter. It\u2019s a case of familiarising yourself with the subject, as well as studying how great painters have tackled it, and trial and error with various techniques. You have to be willing to experiment and treat failures as lessons learnt. I have a lot of lessons learnt waiting to be painted over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415091\" style=\"width: 1191px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Need it. Want it. Done. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1191\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-620x625.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-9-of-12-940x947.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Need it. Want it. Done<\/em>, 2019<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on canvas, 90 x 90 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: From a technical\/materials perspective, what do you find are the main differences or similarities when painting synthetic light at night and natural daylight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: I like including lights, and they can be a great device to play with in a composition. Unnatural lighting at night can be more intense in colour; it has hot spots and more complicated shadows and reflections. It\u2019s about creating atmosphere, of course, but also controlling the travel of the viewer\u2019s gaze. And flare is interesting to paint. From a materials perspective, I use unnatural colours in a more intense way, including carefully chosen unmixed chroma-rich paints. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415089\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"It Shines For All. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1179\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12-620x609.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-7-of-12-940x924.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>It Shines For All<\/em>, 2019<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 60 x 60 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: Do you have a practice of drawing? If so, what materials do you prefer for drawing? Where and how often do you draw?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: Drawing is very important. It\u2019s a muscle that needs exercising, like press-ups for artists. Before Covid I did enjoy life drawing, using charcoal as the most versatile medium. For ideas and observations, I always carry a little sketch book, a propelling pencil and a couple of light grey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/winsor-newton-promarker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winsor &#038; Newton Pro-Markers<\/a> for quick toning just to note something that has amused or intrigued me. This is quite often people, which is odd as they rarely feature in my paintings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415086\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Inherited Memories. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-620x614.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-4-of-12-940x931.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Inherited Memories<\/em>, 2016<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on board, 100 x 100 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: Can you tell us about your approach to colour, how you arrange your palette and what colours you could not do without?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: My palette usually has Titanium White, Prussian Blue, Cobalt Blue, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, and some muddy mix from the previous day\u2019s leftovers. I also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/winsor-newton-liquins\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winsor &#038; Newton Liquin<\/a> to keep it all flowing. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415088\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Service Station Night. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"955\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12-620x493.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-6-of-12-940x748.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Service Station Night<\/em>, 2017<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 24 x 24 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: What are your most important artist\u2019s tools? Do you have any favourites?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: I have lots of tools and bits and pieces I\u2019ve collected for scraping and rolling paint all over the shop. To aid drawing, I\u2019m fond of a pair of callipers for measuring and transferring angles. An iPad can get you out of a hole. I deconstructed an easel and mounted it on a wall to save space, which gets a lot of use. I also have a large mechanic\u2019s tool chest on wheels, which has everything in it, and a big sheet of glass as a palette on the top.  With its big shallow drawers, I can see everything at a glance. I like anything that saves time and helps me keep tidy. I am not tidy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415093\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Lock Down Interior. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1136\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12-620x587.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-11-of-12-940x890.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Lock Down Interior<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on canvas, 95 x 95 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: How has the lockdown of the last few months affected your practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: At the beginning of lockdown I took to cycling into central London for my exercise hour. It was totally deserted \u2014 shuttered shops,  no cars, no people. London looked empty and very grey. <\/p>\n<p>Subconsciously I must have been searching for some reassurance in a new and uncertain environment. Then I noticed accents of red, standing out amongst the greys \u2014 post boxes and phone boxes. They became symbols of more familiar times, with systems set up by benevolent governments that cared for everyone and invested in infrastructure. I found comfort in their presence. <\/p>\n<p>With help from the <a href=\"https:\/\/artistsupportpledge.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Artist Support Pledge<\/a> (thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/29\/matthew-burrows-purpose-matters-more-than-judgement\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matthew Burrows<\/a>) I made a series of small paintings using these red symbols of a past more reliable world. I\u2019m still uncertain if this is a new longterm  line of work. It\u2019s been strange taking an inspirational lead from a colour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415094\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Post, Memories of Certainty. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"697\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12-620x360.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-12-of-12-940x546.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Post, Memories of Certainty<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on canvas, 35 x 50 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_1415590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415590\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sm-bus.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sm-bus.jpeg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson&#039;s Painting Prize.\" width=\"480\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sm-bus.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sm-bus-298x300.jpeg 298w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sm-bus-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Colour of Certainty &#8211; Bus<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 20 x 20 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_1415587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415587\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lightboat.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lightboat.jpeg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson&#039;s Painting Prize.\" width=\"481\" height=\"481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lightboat.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lightboat-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lightboat-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Colour of Certainty &#8211; Lightship 1<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 20 x 20 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><figure id=\"attachment_1415588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415588\" style=\"width: 481px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/post-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/post-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson&#039;s Painting Prize.\" width=\"481\" height=\"486\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/post-2.jpeg 481w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/post-2-297x300.jpeg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Colour of Certainty &#8211; Postbox 2<\/em>, 2020<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 20 x 20 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clare: What are your art influences? Who are your favourite contemporary or historical artists and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: Too numerous to name them all but, historically Turner obviously.  He is to painting what the Beatles are to pop music. With his output and dedication to the vocation not to mention the length of his career.<\/p>\n<p>I find an affinity with many contemporary west coasters in the US that paint their environment with a similar approach, but they have the Californian sunshine and great landscapes and interesting old cars and motels and Americana to paint as well so I have inspiration, admiration AND jealousy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415085\" style=\"width: 997px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Empty shop with sign removed. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"997\" height=\"1200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12.jpg 997w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12-620x746.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-3-of-12-940x1131.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Empty shop with sign removed<\/em>, 2018<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on Panel, 60 x 50 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: What makes a good day in the studio for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: I usually start my day by getting admin and anything \u2018computery\u2019 done before I leave home, so I can just deal with painting at the studio. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a one-at-a-time sort of painter. I like to have several paintings going at once. So a good day would include getting all the material together and starting a new image. If I feel there is a possibility that it will work as a painting \u2014 if it\u2019s in the bag, as it were \u2014 then it\u2019s OK to move on and put a good shift in on a previously started work or finishing off a commission. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll usually listen to music Fip radio (no news) to get me in the zone. The &#8220;zone&#8221; is in another time dimension, and before you know it all the hours have disappeared. A beer and a chat with fellow studio artists at the finish of play would be a good day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415095\" style=\"width: 1023px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1023\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting-620x439.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Timpainting-940x665.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim Goffe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Clare: Can you tell us where we can see more of your work online or in the flesh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tim: I have been very lucky with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalacademy.org.uk\/exhibition\/summer-exhibition-2020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RA Summer Exhibition<\/a> the past three years and although this year is a very different affair with the Covid restrictions I\u2019m very pleased to be showing again. It\u2019s great that the Academy have managed to keep the unbroken run of 252 consecutive years.<\/p>\n<p>I am also having a show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galleryeast.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gallery East<\/a> in Suffolk starting 9th October with Mari French.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also taking part in the South London Art Sale, an instagram version of a charity art show that had to be cancelled, raising money to reduce loneliness and isolation with the charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/southlondoncares\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@southlondoncares<\/a> between the 12th and 23rd October 2020. You can find works for sale using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/southlondoncares\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#southlondonartsale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can be followed on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timgoffeart\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@timgoffeart<\/a> and will add you to my personal newsletter list if you contact me through my website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timgoffestudio.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.timgoffestudio.com<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1415087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1415087\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Servo Drive By. Tim Goffe. Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"590\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1415087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12-620x305.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Goffe_Tim_-5-of-12-940x462.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1415087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Blue Servo Drive By<\/em>, 2018<br \/>Tim Goffe<br \/>Oil on panel, 25 x 50 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h1><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/paintingprize\/#newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to our competition newsletter<\/a> and receive the latest updates about<br \/>Jackson\u2019s Painting Prize.<\/center><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Goffe was shortlisted for the Jackson&#8217;s Painting Prize this year with his work Petrol Station Nocturne. 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