{"product_id":"david-sawyer-overcast-day-deal-beach","title":"David Sawyer RBA (born 1961) - Overcast Day, Deal Beach","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOriginal British Coastal Oil Painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Sawyer RBA (born 1961) - Oil on Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“Overcast Day, Deal Beach”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA broad and atmospheric coastal view of Deal Beach in Kent, painted by David Sawyer RBA in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Sawyer RBA (born 1961)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Overcast Day, Deal Beach\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed on the reverse\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Titled and dated on the reverse\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVisible Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24.5 × 60 cm (9.6 × 23.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 25.4 × 59.7 cm (10 × 23.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37 × 72 cm (14.6 × 28.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted moulded frame\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good overall condition, both the artwork and frame\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deal, Kent, England\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition looks along the beach towards the seafront buildings and Deal Pier, with fishing boats and small structures gathered along the shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSawyer uses the wide panoramic format particularly effectively, allowing the open beach and low horizon to create a strong sense of space. The overcast sky is handled in soft blue-grey and cream tones, while warmer earth colours across the shingle bring texture and movement to the foreground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall touches of colour among the boats, buildings and beach equipment animate the scene without disturbing its quiet coastal atmosphere. Sawyer’s direct brushwork is especially evident across the beach, where individual marks suggest scattered stones and shifting surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork and frame are both in very good overall condition and the painting is ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Sawyer RBA was born in London in 1961 and studied at Canterbury College of Art from 1979 to 1983. He describes himself as a modern British Impressionist and is particularly interested in architectural subjects and the way changing light creates mood and reveals structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis subjects range from London and historic European cities to coastal landscapes and Mediterranean views. Oil is Sawyer’s principal medium, although he also uses watercolour for preparatory studies and to explore ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 2004 and has exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, the New English Art Club, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Chelsea Art Society, as well as through established commercial galleries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis commissions have included London views for a City boardroom and paintings for the State Rooms aboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance and Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is inscribed \u003cem\u003eOvercast Day, Deal Beach, 2020\u003c\/em\u003e. A further inscription identifies the painting as by David Sawyer RBA, and the artist’s signature appears separately on the backing board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting belongs to Sawyer’s established body of British coastal work. Its panoramic proportions are particularly effective for the subject, placing the long sweep of Deal Beach and the horizontal line of the pier at the centre of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53852244967762,"sku":"CBA-327","price":695.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_2141.jpg?v=1782568338","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/david-sawyer-overcast-day-deal-beach","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}