Paul Corfield - Art to warm your heart and home

Paul Corfield has always had two different art styles; one is his rolling landscapes, seascapes and iconic white houses which are so beloved by his loyal collectors.  The other is hyperrealism which he uses in his portraiture and abstract work.  Over the past year, Paul has been developing his style to bring elements of both styles together, giving his new pieces a progressive, contemporary feel.   The new Home from Home collection features five new pieces which have all taken elements from both of these styles as Paul continues to develop his work.  

 “I begin each painting by working on the sky, then clouds, then farthest hill, next farthest hill and so on until I’m at the foreground,” Paul explains. “I paint very close to the canvas, often spending all day with my close-up magnifying goggles on! I never step back to assess everything, which is pretty much the opposite of what people think an artist must do.   

“Once I start applying paint to canvas then I'm really just focusing on a centimetre or two at a time, my little size three round sable brush wrestling with applying paint and blending at the same time. I'm starting to inject new elements into my style. I decided it's time to change a few things up, the two smaller new pieces have the grass being added to foreground hills and flowers also.

“I'm experimenting with softening the dotting on the trees and bushes, tree shapes are changing a little, I'm working on new ways to paint cliff faces and new ways to draw cloud shapes, but keeping the thing that is my recognisable 'Corfield' style.” 

Featured art (L-R): Over The Hills And Far Away, Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, Over The Bridge And Far Away and Path To The Beach. These deluxe limited edition graphics are hand-signed by Paul Corfield. 

Paul starts each painting by sketching the outline on the canvas before painting each section one-by-one. Painting very close to the canvas, he often spends all day with his magnifying goggles and never stepping back to assess until the artwork is completed! Check out his process to create 'Path To The Beach' below.