Tom Benjamin NEAC was born in Totnes Devon in 1967. He has lived and worked in Lewes for thirty years. His paintings are done in oils outdoors directly in front of the subject. There are a number of repeated themes in his work, including tree portraits, seascapes of Hope Gap in Sussex, Newhaven, Wales, Cornwall and Harris. He has regular solo shows in Lewes at the Star Brewery Gallery and shows with The Russell Gallery in London, Alan Kluckow Fine Art in Sunningdale and Browns Gallery in Tain, Scotland. He was elected to be a member of the NEAC (New English Art Club) in 2021. Tom also teaches at the Paddock Art Studios in Lewes and at West Dean College in West Sussex.