ETC: ART/WORK with Peter James Field

[To join the talk, click THIS LINK]

In our second interview exploring the personal stories of artists we will be speaking to painter and illustrator Peter James Field about how he navigated the journey from education to a full-time career as a successful illustrator and what motivated him to shift his practice into fine art portrait painting. Feel free to email any questions you’d like us to put to Peter in advance to info@draw-brighton.co.uk or to ask questions via the Q&A function during the talk. 

Our ETC: ART/WORK series aims to showcase the variety of potential careers in the arts through conversations with leading figures in art and design. The talks are run by Draw Brighton with support from Cass Art and are funded by our supporters on Patreon. 

How to take part

The live webinar will be hosted on Zoom and you can watch on your computer or on a phone or tablet with the Zoom app – only the speaker’s audio and video will be enabled. Just click THIS LINK at 7pm on Friday 1st January to join. The talk is free and you do not need to sign up in advance, you will just need to give your name and email address when you sign in – these will not be stored after the talk. We will also be live-streaming the talk on our Youtube channel HERE.  

After the talk

After the talk there be will the optional opportunity to join a 45 minute follow-up ‘pub trip’ where you will be able to join a Zoom meeting to chat about Peter's talk with other people who attended. Once the talk is over, just grab a drink and click the link in THIS EVENT; we’ll start at 8:10pm, you’ll need your audio and video on and we will split into random ‘pub’ groups of 6 people on Zoom. You are also welcome to post your reflections on the talk in our Facebook community notice board HERE.  

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About Peter James Field

As an illustrator Peter Jams Field has 15 years of professional experience, with a long list of prestigious clients including Time Magazine, Penguin Books, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Independent and The New York Times. In recent years Peter has turned his attention towards portrait painting and has been exhibited in the BP Portrait Award (2018/20), Royal Society of Portrait Painters (2019) and featured on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year (2020). 

• You can see Peter’s most recent piece in the BP Portrait Prize HERE.   
• You can see more of Peter’s work on his website HERE.
• You can follow Peter on Instagram: @peterjamesfield

About Draw & ETC

Draw Brighton is an independent art school in Brighton, UK. We believe that good quality drawing education should be accessible to everybody and usually run drop-in, short-term and long-term courses from our Brighton studio. During the pandemic we have moved our life drawing classes online and are providing drawing resources via our Patreon page, where you can support us from £3 per month. Our long running ETC programme is intended to complement our practical workshops with artists’ talks and panel discussions on the themes of drawing, the arts and the body.