Ralph Now lives in the village of Freuchie where he walks and enjoys the countryside. He is very much inspired but the visions of nature that he sees on his daily walks. The visions of nature inspire hime to paint the many paintings he daily does. Ralph settled in Fife in 2006, after some 40 years of residence in different places around Scotland, where he worked as a minister of religion and then as a teacher. He now paints as a vocation, and is inspired by the beauty of his surroundings - natural and structural. Ralph has never been to art-school and has not received professional training. His work is organic and comes from his heart. He has a unique and insightful appreciation of his locale. He has a real love for the beautiful colours of the Scottish landscape. All this makes his work feel familiar yet stirring to the viewer.
