David Whiley writes: 'Where I work in Castle Pulverbatch, 750 ft up on the edge of the Shropshire hills, the effects of weather on the landscape are very apparent.

Contemporary landscape paintings should be about, not of, a place and time – the expressive reaction to landscape as well as a representation of it. Seeing and experiencing the effects of weather and light and their interaction with landforms are the inspiration to make dynamic landscape paintings.

I have lived in Shropshire for more than 25 years. For a number of years I have been a structural engineer designing high performance composite structures such as large offshore racing yachts, large wind turbine blades and high-profile architectural projects.

Although largely self-taught as a painter, a series of workshops with the Pembrokeshire painter David Tress have been invaluable in learning the techniques of making paintings as well as discovering the excitement involved in painting landscapes.

Walking, sailing, cycling and fell running are my outdoor pastimes where an appreciation and understanding of the weather is vital. Seeing and experiencing the effects of weather and light and their interaction with landforms are the inspiration to make dynamic landscape paintings.'