Hal Fielding

Hal E. Fielding, a local fine-art abstract painter, 85, passed away peacefully at his home the night of November 5, 2013. Hal was born in Provo, Utah in 1928. He received a Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from the College of Santa Fe in 1985.Hal began his art career when he moved to Santa Fe in 1954. He experimented with various art forms and media through the years while supporting a family as a medical technologist and, later, as a principal in a computer software corporation, writing and marketing programs for businesses. He began painting full time in 1991.Hal received instruction in pastel painting in the manner of impressionism, painting landscapes, churches and church interiors. Recognizing the abstractness in his paintings, which fascinated him, his work evolved into non-objective abstract paintings, using mainly acrylics on canvas.Hal also traveled to Europe for intensive art training, including Renaissance and Ancient Roman on-site drawing and art study in Rome, Florence and Venice, and abstract art study in Paris, France, in private and workshop settings.Hal has shown in various galleries in Santa Fe and summer outdoor art shows with the Santa Fe Society of Artists and the Santa Fe Artists League. He has also shown in galleries in Palm Desert, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Taos, NM; Grapevine, TX; Cincinnati, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Burlington, VT; and Chichester, England, and is currently showing in The William&Joseph Gallery, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM. Hal is survived by Suzanne, his wife of 59 years, son Hal David, and sister Kathryne Fielding Hart. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Alan, his parents Franklin (Frank) Downs Fielding and Lydia Alice, and his brothers Ashton Hammond, David, Keith, and Glen Howard. A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Santa Fe, 107 West Barcelona Road, Santa Fe, NM, on Saturday December 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM. This obituary is protected by copyright laws, unauthorized use or duplication is prohibited.