Beautiful Oil Paintings of Animals by Sam Dolman

Sam Dolman (Artist)
Beautiful Animal Paintings

About the Artist
Art wasn’t something I just discovered.  It has been a part of my life from a very early age.  My mum has always been passionate about painting and my dad has enjoyed a career as an Opera singer.

I was born in Scunthorpe, England in 1980.  I painted and drew throughout my childhood but went on to study accountancy, achieving my degree in 2002. After experiencing the business world for a few years, I decided that this was not the life for me. I then spent a period traveling Europe, before settling in Southern Spain and it was during this time that I began to pursue Art as a possible career path.

Hence I am essentially a self taught artist.  My first paintings were of African sculptures and were sold at a local market in Spain.  It was here that I began to take portrait commissions.  Later, inspired by the scenery in Spain, I began to paint contemporary style landscapes, which helped me to get acquainted with the medium of oil paints.  I sold over one hundred of these landscapes and seascapes worldwide.

In 2005 I returned to England, settling in Sheffield.  The focus of my work changed again at this point, as I became inspired by the Peak District and in particular it’s inhabitants! It was purely accidental that I stumbled across some cows whilst out photographing the landscape.  It was also my first real encounter with these animals, hence I didn’t know whether to run away or offer them grass!  I soon became very fond of cows and they became my most common subject.  I have since branched out from cows, discovering other animals as subjects and am always seeking new inspiration to broaden my artistic horizons.

Recently I have introduced figurative paintings to my work.  I always try to capture the person or animal as I see it.  I think there is some comical element to a lot of nature and I try to highlight this in many of my paintings.

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Article by James Day

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