Born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1966, David Miller now lives and works in the heart of the West Wales countryside, in a wooded valley near the Taf and Towy estuaries with the dramatic Pembrokeshire coastline on his doorstep.
He paints mostly British wildlife, usually in oils, preferring to return again and again to subjects he knows well, travelling widely to gather reference and inspiration for his work.
David is perhaps best known for his underwater studies of game and coarse fish, inspired by a lifetime passion for angling and by many hours spent snorkeling and diving in rivers, lakes and gravel pits. This knowledge and understanding of his subject is clearly reflected in his work and has led to him becoming perhaps the best known and well-regarded fish artist in the country. Internationally, his larger fish paintings now hang in London, Tokyo and New York boardrooms.
His originals have been exhibited at the McEwan Gallery, Ballater, the Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, the Waterford Gallery, Hale, the Millyard Gallery, Saddleworth, The Sporting Gallery, Tetbury, the Tryon Gallery and at the Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall, London.
He has had work published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Hamlyn Publishers, Waterlog Magazine, Irish Country Sports & Country Life, The Field, Wild Ireland, International Masters Publishers and the Medici Society.
In 2008 David had his first book published. 'Beneath the Surface' contains many of his well known paintings as well as new images and underwater photographs especially produced for the book. In it he describes his life both as an angler and an artist and insights into constructing and producing his unique paintings. He has also contributed work to 'The Fish in Art' (also published by the Langford Press) by Christine jackson and 50 Fish to Catch Before You Die by John Bailey.
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