Ron Boyd lives and works in the Forest of Dean. He spends part of each day in the Forest and his ideas for paintings develop from this experience. Time and the seasons are integral elements in his work and the use of space, light and colour are also important.

Ron studied at Duncan of Jordanston College of Art and the Royal College, graduating in 1972. He has exhibited his work in this country and abroad most recently at Sofiero Gallery in Sweden. He has in the past been selected for the John Moores exhibition of contemporary painting at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, this exhibition has taken place every two years since 1957. Ron was also selected for the influential British Drawing exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 1982.

The paintings on show in the balcony are described by Ron as follows:

" The idea for the painting Deer Place developed out of my research for another piece called Round Walk. I was exploring an area in the centre of the Forest and discovered a very secluded little area. I was drawing there when I was visited by a group of deer. Deer in the Forest are very elusive and I sat completely still. A stag circled me and barked challenges from about 50 metres. I got to know the place and to spot the signs of the deer; rubbing places, spoor and tracks and was enthralled by this parallel secret world - so close to busy tourist areas. Deer Place eventually became a sort of map of the route I took to get to the deer.

Round Cannop Brook celebrates a short winter walk - taking about a minute- down a stretch of the bank of with a shaft of light crossed the route. The form of the work is influenced by the thought of our universe spiralling through space.

A rugged area of old spoil tips in the Forest of Dean, dedicated for the use of experienced mountain bikers is shown in Extreme Bikers. The painting To the Eagle's Nest is based on a climb in the lower Wye Valley which culminates in a magnificent viewpoint.

Round Cannop Pond tries to communicate the over-all experience of a walk around the pond by inserting sections of the different viewpoints into an overall view."