Artist Stuart Dalby

I come from a family of practicing artists and designers so it was inevitable, with the smell of oil paint around the house, that I would follow suit. I attended art college after leaving school and went on to earning a living as a two dimensional industrial designer. I also designed exhibitions and for many years I was employed as a museum professional rising to Project Manager for Birmingham Museum and Art gallery. I have always painted and taken photographs. Photography came into my armoury of skills when I was still at art college. To pay for the expensive equipment that photography entails I sold photographs and stories to magazines and newspapers. Many of my paintings are based on photographs that I have taken over the years, providing either a starting point or a complete composition to be re-interpreted into paint. However the practice of simple good drawing I consider essential and I spend a lot of time with a sketch book in life drawing sessions and just pure doodling. For me the joy of painting comes from another human being saying that they like my work so much that they want to hang it on their wall. That to me is the greatest satisfaction that I can have from my paintings. I have exhibited over the years at: The Harris Brush Factory, Bromsgrove, the Birmingham Open and at the Malvern Theatres, Malvern for artgallery.co.uk. After many years of painting and at the behest of friends and family I finally started selling my paintings in 2009. I fully devote my time now to painting and consider myself blessed, not cursed that I have this talent to please other people as well as myself. I don’t subscribe to the practice of having just one style and I am constantly trying to change my methods of working to reflect that. I am always open to commission suggestions provided they are passed through artgallery.co.uk.

Artgallery rating

Superb. This artist has received the highest accolade artgallery can bestow - they are considered a superb artist both through feedback from customers and from artgallery's own relationship with the artist. Our customers are delighted with this artist's work and their ability to deliver on time. Artgallery has had many positive experiences with this artist and is delighted to recommend them very highly.

Field of Flowers Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £120.00	Evening On the Lake Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £120.00	Hope Cove, Dorset Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £120.00
South of the Border Size: 31.50" x 24.00" Price: £120.00	Gold Heart Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £55.00	Old Scores Size: 23.00" x 16.50" Price: £75.00
Grecian Sea Size: 22.00" x 15.00" Price: £100.00	Double Take Size: 18.00" x 12.00" Price: £80.00	Flower Power Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £50.00
Fun Van Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £50.00	Away From It All Size: 8.00" x 8.00" Price: £50.00	Friends Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £120.00
Evening Glow Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £100.00	Morning Blow Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £100.00	Evening Delight Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £120.00
The Three Graces Size: 31.00" x 27.00" Price: £130.00	Dancing the Waves Size: 31.00" x 23.00" Price: £90.00	Where Waves Dance Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £95.00
Bermuda Triangles Size: 24.00" x 24.00" Price: £90.00	Arriving Wave Size: 20.00" x 24.00" Price: £120.00	The Way We Were Size: 24.00" x 18.00" Price: £120.00
The Bather Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £100.00	Forest Light Size: 16.00" x 20.00" Price: £80.00	Warrior Shield Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £90.00
Wish You Were Here Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £150.00	Somewhere Out There Size: 31.50" x 24.00" Price: £120.00	Early Rise Size: 27.50" x 27.50" Price: £120.00
Dreamer Size: 31.50" x 24.00" Price: £150.00	Sea View Size: 24.00" x 17.75" Price: £150.00	Returning Home Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £120.00 Sold
Friends For Always Size: 16.00" x 20.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	Shimmer Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	Jewel in the West Size: 48.00" x 36.00" Price: £200.00 Sold
Boat Off the Rocks Size: 24.00" x 24.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	Girl With a Pearl Earing Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	A Shropshire Field Size: 24.00" x 18.00" Price: £90.00 Sold
Snap Shot Size: 16.00" x 20.00" Price: £90.00 Sold	Prairie Size: 20.00" x 20.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	Nice Day For It Size: 20.00" x 16.00" Price: £150.00 Sold
Beach Bum Size: 31.50" x 24.00" Price: £100.00 Sold	Scotch On the Rocks Size: 31.50" x 31.50" Price: £120.00 Sold