Simon Bailey is a contemporary landscape painter based in South London, known for his richly coloured oil paintings of clouds and trees. Inspired by nature and guided by emotion, Simon’s work is a vivid celebration of colour, light, and rhythm. His fascination with colour began early, sparked by Henri Matisse’s The Snail, and has since evolved into a personal language shaped by both sight and sound.

Growing up with dyslexia gave Simon a unique way of seeing the world—recognising patterns, interpreting form intuitively, and creating unconventional visual combinations. These traits, once considered a challenge, are now his creative superpowers.

A former musician, Simon spent years touring with bands, and music remains deeply embedded in his process. He often speaks of hearing colour in sound—a synesthetic link that guides his brushstrokes and palette choices. For him, each painting is a sensory composition, shaped by melody and mood, translating harmony into light and tone.

His paintings express both energy and serenity, evoking shifting skies, fleeting light, and the calm beauty of trees in motion. Every canvas is a moment of reflection, shaped by memory, music, and nature.