Humphrey Stanley

 Most of  Humphrey’s life has been spent in the British countryside. He was brought up on farms in the Chiltern and the Cotswold Hills. After studying art and graphic design he entered the world of advertising where he worked as a visualiser, designer and illustrator.

Looking at nature from unusual, engaging angles led to his interest in and creating of illustrated maps. The bird’s-eye-view, together with a lifelong love of trout fishing prompted his first fishing maps which have been commissioned worldwide.

More recently ‘commercial’ art has given way to “his own” art capturing his preferred subjects; birds, fish, trees, architecture, dogs and the countryside.

“At last I paint subjects that are close to my heart; wildlife, trees, water, air, light….. natural moments glimpsed and interpreted in watercolours and acrylics. In each picture I hope to engage the viewer and open up fresh thoughts about this wonderful natural world, this world that is shared by us all but too often goes unnoticed.”