Thomas Whitfield
Oil paintings from the Dutch light
St Ives, United Kingdom

I paint the coast the way I remember it from boyhood walks: wide, wet and full of weather. After thirty years at the easel I still work outdoors first — quick oil studies against the wind — and finish the large canvases…

Landscapes

Polder at Dusk
Polder at Dusk
2024 · 90×70 cm · 1,250
Morning over the IJssel
Morning over the IJssel
2023 · 100×80 cm · 1,450
After the Rain
After the Rain
2024 · 80×60 cm · 975
Low Tide
Low Tide
2022 · 90×60 cm · 1,100
Evening Field
Evening Field
2023 · 70×50 cm · 850

Portraits

Anna
Anna
2024 · 50×70 cm · 1,200
The Reader
The Reader
2023 · 60×80 cm · 1,350
Girl with the Red Scarf
Girl with the Red Scarf
2024 · 50×65 cm · 1,150
Self-portrait
Self-portrait
2022 · 45×60 cm
Waiting
Waiting
2023 · 60×90 cm · 1,400

Flora & Fauna

Highland Cow
Highland Cow
2024 · 90×60 cm · 950
The Watcher
The Watcher
2023 · 70×50 cm · 800
Two Horses
Two Horses
2022 · 90×60 cm · 900
Tulips in March
Tulips in March
2024 · 60×45 cm · 650
Wild Bouquet
Wild Bouquet
2023 · 70×50 cm · 725
Sunflowers at Noon
Sunflowers at Noon
2024 · 65×50 cm · 700

Workshops & classes

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Painting Animals in Oil — one-day workshop

Painting Animals in Oil — one-day workshop

95,00 p.p.
Workshop · The Studio, St Ives · max 8 participants

Spend a full day painting animals in oil, from quick charcoal sketches to a finished study. We work from photos and my own field sketches — expect cows, horses and the occasional stubborn chicken. All materials, lunch and plenty of coffee included. Suitable for beginners and intermediate painters.

Plein-air Painting — evening class

Plein-air Painting — evening class

45,00 p.p.
Recurring class · Meeting point: Porthmeor Beach, St Ives · max 10 participants

A recurring evening class: we cycle out of town and paint the polder while the light changes. Weather is part of the lesson. Bring your own easel; paint and canvas available at cost.

About

Selected exhibitions 2025 — Coastal Light (solo), Porthmeor Gallery, St Ives 2024 — Summer Salon, Bath Contemporary 2022 — Open Studios Cornwall 2019 — Land & Sky, Falmouth Art Society Work in private collections in the UK, the Netherlands and the US.

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