Below is a link to a nice write up about my work in the The Sunday Journal, written by Adam who co-owns The Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh. https://thetorrancegallery.co.uk/blogs/journal/on-cities-memory-time-capsules-the-sunday-journal-no-8 Painting during the pandemic in Hong Kong when masks were still mandatory outdoors

For the first time, Daniel Roy Sharples brings together paintings of Edinburgh and Hong Kong in a single exhibition, creating a dialogue between two cities that have shaped his life and artistic process. Though separated by thousands of miles, both cities share a strong sense of character and identity. Shown side by side, these paintings explore the connections between place, memory and lived experience. Join us on Saturday between 12-3pm for the official launch of what is ce

I have a new solo show at The Torrance Gallery, with over 40 paintings of Hong Kong and Edinburgh, opening this month. If you're in Edinburgh please pop in and have a look. The opening is Saturday 6th June 2026. There are more details about the exhibition and information about how I made some of the paintings below. Advert for the show in The Skinny Painting in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong Chuen Lung Street, Hong Kong, 36" x 24" oil on linen - the biggest painting in the exhibition.

I look forward to the Preston Portrait Challenge every year! Below is a blog post about my experience at this year's event. The Preston...

Hello everyone! I appeared on Series 9 Episode 4 of Sky Landscape Artist of the Year as a pod artist this week, which was filmed at...

I've not posted for quite a while as I've been busy working on gallery commitments and doing a lot of studio and plein air work. I...

I appeared (very briefly!) as a "wildcard" on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2023 (S8 E1) last week. It was filmed in Blackpool...

I haven't posted on my blog for a while as I've had a lot going on. I was recently in Hong Kong for family reasons but I managed to get...

I’m well chuffed! I won 1st Prize at the Painting Padiham exhibition today. Thanks to Picture House and everyone who organised the event,...

I took part in Painting Padiham at the weekend. It’s a brilliant event; very well organised and I had a great day. I just wish more...

I'm really pleased to announce that my painting Luk Yu Tea House has been selected for the TALP Open 2022 at Patchings Art Centre,...

A nice article about my work and upcoming exhibition in Blog Preston (click image for link).

To the big group of teenagers who came along and started skinny dipping right in front of my painting, I forgot to tell you a family...

A few photos from my recent painting of Castle Lane in Garstang. A few passersby/residents seemed a bit bemused about why I had chosen to...

I’ll be putting on a solo exhibition at Garstang Arts Centre in May this year (more details soon) so that can only mean one thing… lots...

A painting from yesterday in Garstang. I made a little video of the process too…

Despite being only a 20-minute drive away, I’d actually never properly visited Garstang until a couple of months ago. I went one Sunday...

Painting in the car, or ‘en plein car’ as I like to call it, is what I do when I feel like painting but can’t be bothered going out in...

The winter weather along with other work commitments means I've not been doing as much plein air work as I'd like lately. Here's a small...

I haven’t been doing much plein air painting much lately, partly due to the weather, partly due to a commission I’ve been working on plus...