Sam Dalby - Portraits and Original Art

I am a young artist living and working in North Yorkshire. I studied at Harrogate College of Arts and Technology, and at Cleveland College of Art and Design.
I graduated in 1997 and set about building a strong artistic practice.

In 1998 I painted my first commissioned portraits, and my career received a boost in 2003 when a self portrait (pictured) was selected for exhibition in the BP portrait award show.

As a portrait artist I work in a variety of media including charcoal, pencil, watercolour, and oil.
I prefer to work from life as this gives the finished portraits a more spontaneous, approachable look. I appreciate the importance of life drawing as it has been one of the main elements of my technique since my foundation course.

As well as portraiture I produce a significant amount of original artwork, all of which is observational. The interior scenes are of the flat in which I live and work. The pencil drawings concentrate on objects which are generally damaged, corroded or decaying.

If you would like to discuss commissioning a portrait, have an interest in buying original artwork or have a pricing enquiry please feel free to contact me.

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