Sam Dalby RP

Statement

I like to work from life wherever possible, building comprehension of the sitter through preliminary sketches. This will, I hope, lead to the creation of well-reasoned and durable images.

Bio

Sam was educated at Harrogate College of Arts and Technology, and Cleveland College of Art and Design. Sam has exhibited in the 2003 BP Portrait Award, was shortlisted for the Bulldog Bursary in 2009, and has exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 2010. Sam was elected as a Member of the RP in 2013.

Sam has painted the playwright Alan Bennett, and since early 2013, has drawn eight Fellows of Trinity College Cambridge, including Sir William Timothy Gowers.