Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes began his career as an illustrator and then became known for atmospheric oil paintings of urban, coastal, and rural landscapes across Bristol, the South West, London and beyond. His work has earned multiple national awards, works in major UK exhibitions and solo exhibitions in the heart of St. James’s London.
He has worked independently from his studio in recent years creating authentic oil paintings, with few works appearing on the market as most have been snatched direct from the studio by collectors.
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The Chine Series
This ‘portal’ collection, has begun in in each of the three ‘Chines’ of the seaside town of Bournemouth. Hughes has created three large works from his field studies with days of meticulous work in the studio. While Tom is known for small, jewel-like plein air boards, his large-scale botanical works, offer an "Architectural Command”, whilst their cohesive tones allow the viewer to stare meditatively into the depths. These works move to being key works within a collection and they have 'wall power' to anchor a major room. Because he splits his time between the field and the studio, large-scale works are naturally capped by his labor-intensive process. Accessing a major studio painting is difficult because they are the "synthesis" of hundreds of field studies. While his plein air sketches appear more frequently, securing a major studio work like this is rare, it represents the synthesised culmination of his field research, and the waiting list for pieces of this finish is the primary driver of their demand.
Available Works
At Harvey Horswell, the focus is on artists and bodies of work that allow us to re‑encounter the world through a different lens, opening up a renewed sense of wonder. Tom Hughes achieves this while reminding us how vital even the smallest elements of our everyday planet truly are. To view the currently available works click here
