Arts & Frames by Wood Gallery

GARY BENFIELD

Gary Benfield was born December 6th, 1965 in Birmingham. He studied art at Stourbridge College of Art and at Wrexham College of Art. In 1986 Benfield became a professional freelance illustrator.

After leaving the academic world he set up his own studio near London and concentrated on drawing and painting figures. Within a few years his work was collected throughout Europe and his reputation firmly established.

Benfield has a natural talent for depicting things as seen. His work is spontaneous and is reflected by his drawn lines and dashes of color. The figures dissolve in and out of their backgrounds and move across the paper. He paints rapidly and discards most of his paintings and drawings, keeping only those he feels are perfected in their conception rather than overwork those that he feels are not correct.

Benfield is considered to be one of the most renowned artists in the world today. His work is collected by art collectors world wide.