David Coleman
- Back to Gallery
Artist Biography
David Coleman worked in the Health Service for 30 years and now works for A Rocha, an international wildlife conservation charity. He has painted for many years and is almost entirely self taught, though influenced by many artists including the Impressionists, Peter Scott, Lars Jonson, Robert Bateman, John Busby, Betty Davis, Ken Holmes and Martin Griffiths. He says "When people ask me what I paint, I normally tell them that I am more interested in how I paint than what I paint, I am passionate about wildlife and the environment which features in most of my work. I am still learning, and when I start to draw a bird from life, or paint a splash of sunlight that reveals the presence of a deer in a wood so much information needs to be contained in that experience that the challenge can be almost overwhelming. I always try to depict something about the way we react to the profound beauty of the world around us which reveals deep truths about who we are and why we are here".