Original work by DAVID FIELD
Oil on canvas
Framed size 65 x 55 cm (49 x 39 unframed)
Signed, 2023
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David Field (b.1937) is a formally trained British painter whose work captures the theatre of everyday life along the coastlines of south-east England and west Wales.
Field’s paintings are defined by a strong sense of symmetry and balance. His compositions are often centrally framed, lending a post-modern, almost hyperreal stillness, like a tableau paused mid-narrative. A soft, pastel-leaning palette enhances this storybook quality, while small, telling details of human life are observed with gentle humour.
In west Wales, Field turns to the landscapes around Newport and Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. Green hills, open skies and beaches are rendered with the same symmetry, balance and compositional clarity that define his work.
Now in his late eighties and still painting, David Field’s work feels newly resonant. While his career has unfolded largely outside the commercial spotlight, David’s paintings reveal a distinctive and quietly assured voice, one that feels both timeless and strikingly contemporary. Deeply British, quietly cinematic, and perfectly attuned to contemporary interiors seeking narrative depth and a sense of place.
David Field said “I was sitting on a wall looking out across the estuary beyond. Nearby, people had left oars and various items of clothing, small traces of activity that caught my attention. It’s a lovely location. I went down with my wife Pam, and the yachts were out on the water. I made a number of quick notations in my sketchbook, trying to hold on to the feeling of the day. The painting isn’t a literal transcription of the scene. It’s more a distillation of those elements, the oars, the open water, the sense of movement and pause existing together.”
Original work by DAVID FIELD
Oil on canvas
Framed size 65 x 55 cm (49 x 39 unframed)
Signed, 2023
Free UK shipping included with purchase price
Please get in touch for international shipping costs
David Field (b.1937) is a formally trained British painter whose work captures the theatre of everyday life along the coastlines of south-east England and west Wales.
Field’s paintings are defined by a strong sense of symmetry and balance. His compositions are often centrally framed, lending a post-modern, almost hyperreal stillness, like a tableau paused mid-narrative. A soft, pastel-leaning palette enhances this storybook quality, while small, telling details of human life are observed with gentle humour.
In west Wales, Field turns to the landscapes around Newport and Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. Green hills, open skies and beaches are rendered with the same symmetry, balance and compositional clarity that define his work.
Now in his late eighties and still painting, David Field’s work feels newly resonant. While his career has unfolded largely outside the commercial spotlight, David’s paintings reveal a distinctive and quietly assured voice, one that feels both timeless and strikingly contemporary. Deeply British, quietly cinematic, and perfectly attuned to contemporary interiors seeking narrative depth and a sense of place.
David Field said “I was sitting on a wall looking out across the estuary beyond. Nearby, people had left oars and various items of clothing, small traces of activity that caught my attention. It’s a lovely location. I went down with my wife Pam, and the yachts were out on the water. I made a number of quick notations in my sketchbook, trying to hold on to the feeling of the day. The painting isn’t a literal transcription of the scene. It’s more a distillation of those elements, the oars, the open water, the sense of movement and pause existing together.”
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