David Lloyd Griffith

"I am a landscape painter. I work 'en plein air'. My work is inspired by my love of nature and of my native land. I have been influenced by French Impressionism, Van Gogh and German Expressionism. I paint quickly, spontaneously, and prefer a clumsy awkward painting method which retains the innocence of my eye / vision, rather than the creation of a slick and academic result.

All my work is done en plein air. I keep my technique deliberately simple. I work mainly 'alla prima', and work quickly in order to capture the essence of the subject.
I am inspired/motivated by my love of nature; my emotional response to my own native land is fundamental to my creative process. Simply, if I did not love the landscape I could not paint it. Also, artists like Constable, Monet, Van Gogh, Bomberg have by their example inspired me."

'David has a subject he must paint and is the proverbial indigenous practitioner, with a landscape all of his own, steeped in longing and belonging, seasoned by time and temperament. His is a vision caught in the dynamic moment of innocent compulsion. David embraces his experience as part of the inclusive premise of the arts - it is what we have in common that matters - and the sharing elevates our sense of mystery. He has inherited a kindred space where art and nature co-exist.' David Woodford

David Lloyd Griffith is a full Academician of the Royal Cambrian Academy.

Solo Exhibitions

2008
Y Galeri, Betws Y Coed
2006
Alpine Gallery, Betws Y Coed
2002
Maen Offerew, Blaenav Ffestiniog
Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Llanbedrog, Pwllheli
2001
Moments, Denbigh Art Gallery and Museum
2000
Blue Remembered Hills, Ogilvy & Estil, Conwy
1999
Rhyl Arts Centre
1998
Land Of My Fathers, Ogilvy & Estil, Conwy

Group Exhibitions

2008
Gorstella Gallery, Chester
2007
Gareth Parry & David Lloyd Griffith, Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff
Wales Works, Kooywood Gallery, Cardiff
Gorstella Gallery, Chester
2006
The Art Works, Frome
2005
Royal Cambrian Gallery, Conwy
2004
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Royal Welsh Show, Llanelwedd
Forest, Oriel Corwen, Corwen
Cynefin, Tabernacl, Machynlleth
The Chapel Group, Y Capel, Llangollen
2002
Theatre Clwyd, Mold
Royal Cambrian Gallery, Conwy
2001
John Davies Gallery, Stow On The Wold
2000
Gorstella Gallery, Chester
John Davies Gallery, Stow On The Wold
1997
I Know What I Like, Or Do I? Royal Cambrian Gallery, Conwy and Kings College, Cambridge
A Glimpse Of The Promised Land, Rhyl Arts Centre