FIELDING BABB Fielding is one of Barbados’ most enduring and widely collected artists. Babb’s trademark is a vigorous impasto relief style, in which he applies the paint with quick strokes of a palette knife. He works rapidly, infused with the sheer joy of painting and it is fascinating to watch as the work takes form and life in his skillful hands. For some fifty years Fielding has painted the sights of Barbados, its unique vernacular architecture and its way of life. He started painting as young boy of twelve and encouraged by pioneer painters like Karl Broodhagen, he chose art as a career. He has in turn become a great influence on young Barbadian artists. ‘Tara’, Montrose, Christ Church
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