About the Artist
Stuart Morle was born near Liverpool. He studied Fine Art at the Central School of Art & Design in London from 1979-82. On completing his degree course and having won an Italian Government Scholarship he went to live in Siena, Italy in the summer of 1982.
After buying and restoring a small property in the Chianti area he began to establish himself as a portrait painter working for both British and Italian clients. In 1996 he was commissioned to portray the Princess Royal for the 90th anniversary celebrations of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (F.A.N.Y.) London. In early 2000 he moved to Ireland and is presently living and working in Dublin. His works sell well at Whyte's Irish Art auctions held quarterly at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Statement by the Artist
My approach to painting is based on a reinterpretation of traditional forms applied to contemporary life, in which I use both traditional and modern methods to arrive at the final image. Modernism and abstraction have avoided the challenges of illustrating the realism of contemporary life, whereas traditional painting is a continual source of inspiration and ideas which I aim to express in my own work.
Since 2010 Stuart Morle has been living in Lisbon, where he continues to paint on commission and also for auction in Ireland.
To contact Stuart stuart@stuartmorle.com