James Field Illustrations (1959 - 2018)
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Since his first major book, ‘Samurai Warriors’ in 1987, James has had illustrations in hundreds of publications. The first few years of his career followed the military history path - the Roman army, Celtic and Medieval history, and more Samurai.

James joined Simon Girling and Associates (SGA) in 1989 and more general history commissions started to come in and then a return to wildlife illustration, the subject that James had studied at college. Dinosaur work also started to appear regularly and for over ten years, cycles of History, Dinosaurs and Wildlife formed the bulk of James’ output. During this period he developed his reputation for the accuracy of his artwork and also for delivering on time. Several publishers have relied on James’ knowledge and research to produce whole books of illustrations without supplying any reference and the barest minimum idea of what each picture should include.  

baryonyx lepidotes cretaceous
17th century london great plague sugar plum
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Changes in the world book markets since 9/11 and James’ own interests led to some expansion of subject matter and this became more pronounced after the retirement of Simon Girling from the illustration agency and its subsequent closure. Children’s educational stories and local Welsh history are now included, modern technologies such as the history of aircraft and the Land speed Record cars have joined the mix. The new millennium has also seen changes in the way the illustrations are produced. Traditional Gouache and Ink and Wash, with the occasional Acrylic, have been joined by images produced either in part or entirely on the computer. There has also been an expansion in style with James illustrating Graphic Novels on subjects from Dinosaurs to fighter pilots.
JAMES' ILLUSTRATION SUBJECTS INCLUDE ALL THE FOLLOWING:   
Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Animals  
Wildlife: Ecology, Llifestyles, Rare 
and Endangered Animals  
Samurai & Ninja  
The Roman Army 
Celtic Heroes 
British History 
Scottish History 
Canadian History 
World History 
Vikings 
Knights & Medieval Warfare 
The Tudors 
Napoleonic Warfare  
World War One 
World War Two 
History of Flight 
Land Speed Records at Pendine 
History of Medicine 
History of Sport 
The Olympics 
St David 
Black Bart

ninja tiger trap samurai
velociraptor graphic novel
welsh workers cottage family 19th century
tyrannotitan cgi dinosaur
samurai sashimono
samurai ninja assassin
samurai commander taisho
James has exhibited in:-
Guild of Aviation Artists Annual exhibition, Mall Galleries,
Guild of Aviation Artists Midlands Region exhibition,
RAF Museum Cosford,
Sunderland Flying boat Trust, Pembroke Dock,
Blenheim Palace,
David Shepherd, Wildlife Artist of the Year, Mall Galleries,
One man show, National Botanic Gardens of Wales,
Staverton Airport, Gloucester
Haverfordwest Museum, Pembrokeshire,
Carmarthenshire County Museum,
Weston-Super-Mare Museum, North Somerset,
   

My favourite car, a Gentleman's coupe 8 Litre Bentley (Chassis number YF5021 currently registered as JN1333)
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All artwork Copyright © 2020 James Field Illustrations.             Contact:  tvfwebsite@gmail.com  
         

Harddfan,
Dynant Fach Road,
Pontyberem,
Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire.
SA 15 5LW
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  • Aviation Gallery
  • Dinosaur Gallery
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