Talking Painting: Writings on Art and Artists, 1977–2025

Ian McKeever (b. 1946) began painting in 1969. His early work grew out of a conceptual interest in landscape, painting and photography, reflecting his journeys to Greenland, Papua New Guinea and Siberia. In the mid-1980s his art became more abstract, revealing his interest in the human body and architectural structures. He was elected a Royal Academician in 2003.

• 9 Early Days (1977)11 Field and Flow, the Drawing and the Photograph (1979)15 Night Flak (1981)17 Black and White ... or How to Paint with a Hammer (1982)20 Swedish Lapland (1986)24 Grønland (1988)28 Papua New Guinea (1991)36 Black and White ... and Very Grey Areas (1993)40 Marianne North, Olana, Hudson, New York (1995)44 Northeast Siberia (1995)50 Painting Is Not Flat Art (1995)51 Thoughts on Emil Nolde (1995)56 Siberia (1996)61 Thinking about Georgia O’Keeffe (2002)68 For Kehnet Nielsen – In Praise of Painting (2002)73 Talking Painting (2004)75 Light (2004)83 Black (2004)85 Kurt Kocherscheidt: Between the Wall and the Floor (2004)91 China (2004)