John Bampfield Artist

Original paintings by John Bampfield

Picture of John Bampfield

John Bampfield has deserved his success and has now become a respected and collected professional artist.

John was born in 1947 in Kidderminster. Of mixed English and Scottish background, the young Bampfield showed himself to be gifted academically and artistically.

Although he was able to complete his formal schooling at the local Academy, John Bampfield's circumstances prevented him following on to a recognised art school education, and he entered the local carpet industry for which Kidderminster is renowned. In 1966, John moved to London and later, in 1968, to Cornwall. By then Cornwall was a flourishing artistic community, as many internationally known artists converged to live in Penzance and St. Ives to enjoy the spectacular qualities of natural light.

Bampfield confesses to a personal fascination for the proximity of the sea in all her moods. He found this in abundance in Cornwall with its unique exposure to wild crashing surf. Here, great waves, after travelling three thousand miles across the North Atlantic, hurl themselves against the granite rocks of the southernmost tip of the British mainland.

In these exciting surroundings, John Bampfield began to develop his natural ability as an artist, especially influenced by the example set by local mentors Ben Maile and Edward Dyer, who both enjoy national reputations.

With the support of a local art gallery and the encouragement of his wife, Wendy, Bampfield was quickly able to provide for his family with West Country sales of his oil paintings.

Now each new painting by John Bampfield is an example of how the artist has grown in stature. As Bampfield says himself: "I have worked very hard for the last twenty years to the exclusion of most other pleasures in life. That's my life there, every picture is extremely satisfying to finish and even harder to part with…there is a part of myself which I sincerely put into all of my work."

John Bampfield has developed over these intervening years into an artist with his own national reputation. His range of painting styles has shown steady progress through a variety of methods and genre into a new form of impressionist painting. John Bampfield has deserved his success and has now become a respected and collected professional artist.

Duty Calls - Painting by John Bampfield

Duty Calls

Painting by John Bampfield

30" by 20"

Painting Ref: JB076

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Charge - Painting by John Bampfield

Charge

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB075

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Ships at Sea - Painting by John Bampfield

Ships at Sea

Painting by John Bampfield

40" x 30"

Painting Ref: JB074

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Streets of Old - Painting by John Bampfield

Streets of Old

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB073a

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The Thin Red Line - Painting by John Bampfield

The Thin Red Line

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB073

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JB072 - Painting by John Bampfield

JB072

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB072

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JB071 - Painting by John Bampfield

JB071

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB071

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JB014  - Painting by John Bampfield

JB014

Painting by John Bampfield

35" x 27"

Painting Ref: JB014

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JB070  - Painting by John Bampfield

JB070

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB070

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Lavender Field - Painting by John Bampfield

Lavender Field

Painting by John Bampfield

36" x 20"

Painting Ref: Lavender Field

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Military - Painting by John Bampfield

Military

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB009

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Street Scene - Painting by John Bampfield

Street Scene

Painting by John Bampfield

40" x 30"

Painting Ref: JB010

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Tower Bridge - Painting by John Bampfield

Tower Bridge

Painting by John Bampfield

16" x 12"

Painting Ref: JB011

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Houses of Parliament - Painting by John Bampfield

Houses of Parliament

Painting by John Bampfield

48" x 18"

Painting Ref: JB012

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Flower Market - Painting by John Bampfield

Flower Market

Painting by John Bampfield

40" x 30"

Painting Ref: JB013

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JB008 - Painting by John Bampfield

JB008

Painting by John Bampfield

48" x 18"

Painting Ref: JB008

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Poppies - Painting by John Bampfield

Poppies

Painting by John Bampfield

36" x 36"

Painting Ref: JB003

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Harbour Street Scene - Painting by John Bampfield

Harbour Street Scene

Painting by John Bampfield

36" x 24"

Painting Ref: JB002

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Street Scene - Painting by John Bampfield

Street Scene

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: JB001

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Harbour Scene I - Painting by John Bampfield

Harbour Scene I

Painting by John Bampfield

36" x 28"

Painting Ref: Trafalgar Scene

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Harbour street scene - Painting by John Bampfield

Harbour street scene

Painting by John Bampfield

30" x 20"

Painting Ref: Harbour street scene

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Street scene - Painting by John Bampfield

Street scene

Painting by John Bampfield

48" x 18"

Painting Ref: Street scene

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Harbour Scene II - Painting by John Bampfield

Harbour Scene II

Painting by John Bampfield

48" x 18"

Painting Ref: Harbour

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