For this exhibition Ed has painted a series of remnants of monastic structures destroyed in part by the reformation, some of these now form part of private houses, windmills or businesses.

Unusually Ed makes all his own paints in methods that have been used for hundreds of years mixing egg yolk and pigment to form a paint called tempera. Few artists today can claim to have such skills and it undoubtedly adds a richness and depth to his work.

Ed’s work involves a great deal of research into the painting of the Middle Ages. He studies historical texts and documents in order to recreate old recipes and develop their material qualities for his own use. He is also fascinated by the complex language and function of the image throughout the Middle Ages.

This in part may explain the immense popularity of Ed’s work over the last couple of years it has become very sought after with virtually every piece sold.

‘I look for these things; fragments, stories from folklore, forgotten symbols, the vestiges of past generations…the overlooked, fragmented and lost feed my work.’ Ed Kluz