David Bromley
"I spent until recently, nearly 2 years making art in a partly outside studio. Having been in a semi tropical, natural environment I find painting butterflies even more important now I’m back in my Melbourne studio. The vibrant city hum and clatter of trams and busy streets, which I also love, has though meant that butterflies don’t visit me as they did in Byron. Fortunately, when I am in the studio, my mind and my brush travels through my imagination and I am in a place my dreams take me!
Through this creative lens, all the characters and subjects in my work can still be portrayed from the garden of my mind".
David Bromley has been a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize six times (1999,2000,2001,2002,2004,2008) a Finalist in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize and the Moet & Chandon Prize.David's work is held in numerous public and private collections both in Australia and overseas.
Resume | Artist Statement
Butterflies on pastel pink
Birds & Butterflies, orange, pink, yellow
Butterflies on teal with blue, yellow, red
Birds & Butterflies on silver leafing
Bird & Butterflies, purple, yellow, blue
Butterflies vibrant colours on white
Butterflies red on lime green
Rosie
Belinda gold red with white stripes
Between the ocean and the blue sky (Jessie)
Birds, apricot, red & blue (diptych)
Blue Butterflies diptych on silver leafing
Butterflies & Birds, blue & pink (diptych)
Butterflies blue, yellow, pink on silver leaf (diptych)
Children in boat and imagination
Golden butterflies with green & red
Imagination
Kay with white stripes
Leap frog fun
Multi coloured birds diptych
Multi Coloured Birds on Green Diptych
She wore a little curl (Fo Porter)
Small boy with dog
Sunday by the pond
Tropical Butterflies
Zippora silver blue & orange flowers
Belinda Green Stripes on gold leafing
Into the Ether – Butterflies Blue on Silver
Butterflies blue pink silver
Boy Painting
Elephants
Round 3 birds red and blue
The Journey
Three models diptych
Pensive Boy Diptych
Round – Butterflies Red on Silver
Round – Bird
Round Birds on Orange
Belinda Blue on Silver
Boy with Yellow Stripe
Butterflies Teal
Laura
Belinda
Sunday