David Stanley

Paintings are made from observation directly using colours and drawing to make shape from the inside out .
Influenced strongly by the Euston rd school of arts Sir William Coldstream who also taught at the Slade school London and possibly Camberwell . I found these techniques he developed in drawing to be so interesting because it makes the final product resonate more vividly.
After teaching myself for years through reading books from cover to cover over and over of my favourite painters until the books fell apart . Also attending short drawing and painting course whilst putting out work in local annual societies shows .
One notable course was with Robert Dukes who is the head of drawing at the Prince of Wales royal drawing school. He also teaches in The London art academy near London Bridge.
This 12 week course really homed in on so many of the techniques taught at the Slade school maintaining the Coldstream approach adopted by so many . This clarified my own processes and has been invaluable in achieving my goals when lifting the brush. Such a lovely person the course was fun but also very serious if you needed it to be. After over half a decade ago I am still learning from that experience and feel the penny has finally droppe...

London school.

PSelected work from the ROI Mall galleries London 2016 Autumn open exhibition
Selected by PURE arts for exhibiting in their Autumn open 2016 show.
Selected as an Exhibiting member at Guildford artists society as an exhibiting member and to enter work in their Autumn 2016 exhibition
Winner 1st prize awarded by Raymond Krish for still life painting at the Farnham artists society Surrey UK...
Preselected by the FBA for 2017 open exhibition
ROI 2017 Mall galleries open exhibition
Preselected by the FBA Mall galleries London 2018 open exhibition
pre-selected NEAC 2018 Mall galleries London.
Preselected two works for the NEAC at the Mall galleries 201
Selected for ROI Mall galleries 2019