In this episode, James Hart Dyke talks about how landscape painting caught his imagination from an early age, how he studied architecture before going to art school, how he made his name painting country houses, being the accompanying artist on four royal tours with the then Prince of Wales, his attraction to dramatic landscapes in particular climbing mountains such as Everest to capture the views, being a war artist in Iraq and Afghanistan, his experience of drawing and painting with the British Secret Intelligence Service, his portrait painting and his recent ascent of Mont Blanc to paint summit pictures.

James Hart Dyke talking with Bob Chaundy

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

Guest Looking at Lemon Sorbet, Royal Tour 2008. A Quiet Moment, Royal Tour 2008

Medic Sleeping in Hercules, Afghanistan 2007. Rocket Launcher, 2007

Waiting in the Hotel Room, 2013 from British Secret Intelligence Service Project

Judy Dench as M, 2013 and Duchess of Cornwall, 2008

Grandes Jorasse from the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022

James Hart Dyke painting on the summit of Mont Blanc, 2022

All images are © James Hart Dyke

The exhibition MONT BLANC: The Summit Paintings is showing at Cromwell Place, South Kensington, SW7 2JE 27th September – 8th October 2023

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial