Malcolm Reed

"Bold abstract landscapes built from sweeping shapes and striking colour blocks."

Art by Malcolm Reed

Bold, Contemporary, Graphic, Striking, Minimalist

This collection reimagines the Lake District through bold, intersecting planes of flat colour. Sweeping curves of deep teal and forest green contrast sharply with vibrant terracotta, reducing complex fells into striking minimalist compositions.

  • Technique : Digital illustration
  • Movement : Abstract

Palette: Deep forest greens and slate teals set against bold terracotta, mustard yellow, and soft cream skies.

Signature trait: Intersecting, unshaded planes of vibrant, highly contrasting colour forming sweeping mountains and lakes.

Gallery wall of art by Malcolm Reed

The Malcolm Reed collection presents the Lake District through a lens of stark, contemporary abstraction. Each piece reduces sprawling fells, deep waters, and vast skies into intersecting planes of flat, unshaded colour. These landscapes are built from sweeping organic curves and sharp diagonal lines, creating striking visual depth without relying on traditional perspective or light play. Deep forest greens and slate teals anchor the compositions, while vivid flashes of terracotta and mustard yellow draw the eye across the frame. Tiny, isolated details—a solitary white house with a bright red roof, a simple black bridge, or slender trees silhouetted against a soft cream sky—provide a distinct sense of scale against the massive, block-colour mountains. This body of work offers a highly stylised, modern interpretation of the Lakes, bringing a bold, graphic warmth to contemporary interiors.