For me, though, there were several impressive things about the pictures. The multi-panel paintings worked well. I like the idea of working at large scale and this is an easy way to do it. The use of colour is important, the brightness and 'clean-ness'. The speed of painting, especially in the Woldgate Woods sequence.
The extent of his obsession with recording his vision. There is so much work here! His versatility. I had seen his iPhone pictures before, but the iPad pictures, scaled up, looked very good. The 51 prints making up The Arrival of Spring were all very well done. I also liked his film work. It was a very interesting idea, putting nine digital cameras on the bonnet of a jeep and using the films to create a huge eighteen-screen images, is impressive. There is an energy about Hockney's work in this exhibition and a dedication that really inspired me. On the other hand, the quality of the painting isn't always great, it seems to me hurried at times – which I guess is a rather obvious thing to say...he is trying to capture a mood, a light - and he is painting, often (always?) on site...
The Sermon on the Mount sequence struck me, too, as being out of place with the rest, but at the same time it demonstrated Hockney's energy and range of interests. All in all, very enjoyable.
