Born in England, Simon Ledson spent much of his childhood living throughout Africa before returning to the UK to study fine art, design and Illustration. Since 1985 he has worked as a full-time artist, curator and as both an interior and graphic designer.
As a keen surfer, Ledson considers his work to serve as an investigation into the ways in which the rhythm of the ocean physically connects with his body — it deals with ideas such as the distortion of vision and changing perspectives with regard to his movement through both the water and the changing light of day.
Ledson's paintings emphasize the simplicity of form and the interaction between light, tone, texture and emotion. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, these paintings are a study of low light observation capturing the atmospheric mood and still moments of the early morning, with just enough sunlight to show a trace of the landscape. The works document a personal journey as well as an ongoing search affected by sleep deprivation which further distorts the interplay of night and day. These landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what Ledson sees as a mere reflection of light on a surface; the reality of reflection. The initial stage of each landscape is sketched straight onto primed canvases on location, either in oil or charcoal, before being finished in the studio.
Since 2008 Ledson has exhibited continuously throughout England as well in Thailand. The artist has enjoyed multiple residences in England and Spain, has won multiple awards including the Quartz Art Festival's "Public Choice" award in 2010, and undertook a series of international commissions between 2006 and 2018.
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Wave After Wane - contemporary abstract blue grey surf seascape oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon Ledson is a surfer, artist and graphic designer whose work is an experiment that investigates the way the rhythm of the ocean connects with the artist’s body and charts the imp...
Oil, Canvas
Morning Heat - contemporary abstract palm tree landscape mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$2,909
Haunting Shapes - contemporary abstract blue and grey surf seascape oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon is a surfer, artist and graphic designer whose work is an experiment that investigates the way the rhythm of the ocean connects with the artist’s body and charts the impact of ...
Oil, Canvas
Red Right - contemporary abstract landscape red mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$4,987
CARVEline - contemporary abstract landscape bright yellow mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$4,710
The Point TanTan - R - contemporary abstract seascape wave blue red oil painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon's landscape paintings are an ongoing enquiry into what he sees, a mere reflection of light on a surface, the reality of reflection. As a collection of Somerset landscapes, thes...
Canvas, Oil
Stitches - contemporary landscape abstract green mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Kabalana-R - contemporary abstract blue and grey seascape oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
Powerless Move - contemporary landscape abstract mixed media painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
The Sense - contemporary landscape abstract bright mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$2,909
Turning Unease - contemporary abstract blue and grey surf seascape oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon Ledson is a surfer, artist and graphic designer whose work is an experiment that investigates the way the rhythm of the ocean connects with the artist’s body and charts the imp...
Oil, Canvas
Off the Point - contemporary abstract landscape mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$1,496Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
" White Landscape " Abstract Painting, One of a Kind , made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape mixed media on canvas 50x50 cm Original Art Ready to Hang her painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
Enamel
$7,800
H 45 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Canvas Painting 45x45" The clarity of a shore
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
$2,248Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
"Landscape" Minimal paint , Abstract Landscape pastels colors made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape mixed media on cotton canvas 100x100 cm 2021 original art the painting is sold stretched on a handmade wooden frame the painting is ...
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
$2,850
H 36 in W 60 in
Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas
By Amber Goldhammer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Emergence
By Cynthia Young
Located in Santa Fe, NM
marsh, water, calm, green, blue, teal, aqua, dusk, lake, trees, reflection Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$1,738
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in
"PaperLandscape" Abstract Paint , Original Art on Canvas made in Italy
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape – 40x50 cm – Mixed Media on Canvas Year: 2019 Support: Stretched canvas on wooden frame, depth 3.5 cm, ready to hang, no frame required. Technique: Hand-painted...
Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
$4,433
H 39.77 in W 39.77 in D 2.17 in
Carpet of Flowers II, Original painting, Abstract Landscape, Floral art, Meadow
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
A summer meadow strewn with wild flowers, re-interpreted to create an effect like a tapestry or sampler. Mixed media but mainly oil, on canvas. Framed in a white tray frame - framed ...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$1,350
H 11 in W 13 in D 2 in
Miniature Textured Abstract Landscape of English Countryside in Earthy Colours
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Textured Abstract Landscape of English Countryside in Earthy Colours by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 7 x 5 inches Frame measures 13 x 11 inches This...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
$6,900
H 36 in W 50 in
'So Runs The Story' abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'So Runs The Story' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This exa...
Canvas, Oil
$1,620
H 16 in W 16 in
'Crescendo' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Crescendo' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This example fal...
Canvas, Oil
$4,433
H 21.07 in W 42.13 in D 1.24 in
Donna's Meadow Diptych with Early Purple Orchids, Nature, Floral, Meadows, Field
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
This work comprises two panels showing an orchid meadow in full bloom. It has been created by allowing what was previously an ordinary cultivated silage field, which was effectively ...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,558
H 21.26 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
“Blue Landscape – Original Abstract Painting on Paper by Marilina Marchica
By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description: Blue Landscape is an original abstract painting by Italian artist Marilina Marchica, created in 2025 using pure pigment on Paper. The artwork measures 54x 50 cm . This p...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Palm Reoccur - contemporary abstract landscape coastal seaside beach painting
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
A-Frame - contemporary abstract mountain landscape mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in
Left Burst - contemporary landscape abstract mountain mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in
PIPEline - contemporary landscape abstract bright orange mixed media canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
ENDLESSline - abstract landscape bright orange
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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H 40.16 in W 40.16 in
Sticks-L -contemporary abstract blue and grey surf seascape oil on canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 40.16 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 in
Ram's-R - contemporary abstract seascape earth tones calming oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
Mirissa
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 29.53 in W 29.53 in
Hubbub-R -contemporary abstract yellow and grey surf seascape oil on canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 48.04 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Hiriketiya-L - contemporary abstract yellow grey calming seascape oil canvas
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon emphasises the simplicity of form and the contemporary interaction between the light with haunting tone and texture combined with emotion. These are a study of low light observ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 0.4 in Dm 48.43 in
Drift Out - contemporary abstract dark blue circle stormy seascape oil
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon Ledson is a surfer, artist and graphic designer whose work is an experiment that investigates the way the rhythm of the ocean connects with the artist’s body and charts the imp...
Oil
Sold
H 48.04 in W 29.93 in D 1.58 in
Light from Darkness - contemporary abstract bright orange seascape wave oil
By Simon Ledson
Located in London, GB
Simon is a surfer, artist and graphic designer whose work is an experiment that investigates the way the rhythm of the ocean connects with the artist’s body and charts the impact of ...
Oil, Canvas