Artist Bill Bate portrays figures beneath the water where he allows the paint to flow freely and somehow have a life of its own.  Gently guiding the brushstrokes to form soft undulations,lines shadows and shapes following the natural movements of deep water .
In his dreamlike paintings the experience of being underwater suggests a wealth of thoughts surfacing from a subconscious mind..
Light reflecting through the water gives a hazy clarity that illuminates the human form.
The artist is not constrained by trying to replicate a vision ,preferring instead to imbue the figure with mystique and expression..Since floating implies a sense of liberation ,looking through the translucent plain of water is reminiscent of a slowly moving dream
Bill Bate trained at London’s Central School of Art. His work is celebrated can be seen across Europe in many galleries and .Exclusively in Spain and Portugal in the Corte Real Gallery.