Dharbinder S. Bamrah 

We are very sad to announce that Dharbinder S. Bamrah, one of the world's finest wildlife painters, passed away on Saturday, December 29th, 2007. His passing represents a tremendous loss to the art world. Dharbinder will be remembered as a vibrant spirit, a kind soul and a truly gifted painter.

Dharbinder is one of only a handful of artists who is prepared to take a different approach in the field of wildlife art. Coupled with tantalizing draughtmanship ability, his work shows a quality rarely seen in an artist of his genre.

Born in Kiambu near Nairobi in 1965, Dharbinder’s early childhood was spent in India living on the family farm. Surrounded by nature, the place was to have a deep and lasting effect on him and it inflamed in him an interest in the natural world that would affect all aspects of his life. Since 1973 he has lived in England, while making regular trips back to Africa and India in search of subject matter. Dharbinder was moved to his own exploration of artistic expression from an early age.

Dharbinder is a self-taught artist. His earliest works were portraits and nudes but by the age of twenty, his obsession with the depiction of animals was the dominant theme in his paintings. As his world expanded, so did his access to possible subjects and now his curiosity extends to the wildlife of the Rainforests, deserts, and the arctic. All animal life of the Earth is in need of protection and preservation is open to his scrutiny. He explores each subject to its very core and represents it to its most simple form. For Dharbinder, detail is a means to an end. His draughtsmanship qualities enable him to bring a sense of life to the painting without losing the quality of the painted surface.

Dharbinder’s painting style is ala prima. He paints once-right. There is one application of paint, thick or thin, applied once, applied accurately. Dharbinder’s innate understanding of color, light, line and form give him the ability to capture not just his subject – but the life and spirit of his subject. His artful, creative nature is telling us about each subject. The painter has recorded in wordless dialogue, an exchange that allows profound insight. Perhaps, as we look into these sensitive paintings, we can share a common humanity, a common celebration for all creatures, a common knowledge of the frailty of the earth and its inhabitants.

Dharbinder is devoted to the preservation of wildlife and its’ habitat. He is tireless in his efforts to raise funds and awareness of the depleting habitat and wildlife of the world.

Dharbinder’s works have been exhibited internationally from South Africa to Hong Kong, Canada, the UK, and the United States. His paintings have been shown internationally in thirty exhibitions and he has had sixteen one-man exhibitions since 1989. He is a member of the Society of Animal Artists in the United States and the Society of Wildlife Artists for the Nations (UK).