A collection of famous faces can be seen in David Griffith’s new portrait book

Portraits of some of Wales’ most famous faces, including Sir Kyffin Williams, Dame Sîan Phillips and Mark Drakeford, feature in a new book celebrating the career of painter David Griffiths.

David Griffiths is considered one of Wales’s greatest portrait painters and, throughout his long and acclaimed career, his subjects have included some of the most influential figures in recent history from all walks of life.

After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Art, David Griffiths soon established himself as one of the country’s leading portrait painters.

His subjects include many of today’s most distinguished figures in society: royalty, ambassadors, archbishops and distinguished members of government, industry, medicine, academia and the legal professions. David lives in Cardiff.

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This collection of over 100 of David’s finest portraits includes members of the royal family, ambassadors, archbishops and distinguished figures from government, industry, commerce, medicine, sport, the arts, science and the legal professions.

Notable celebrities include: King Charles III, Theresa May, David Hockney, Sir Kyffin Williams, Dr. Rowan Williams, Mark Drakeford, Joe Calzaghe, Shane Williams MBE, Sir Bryn Terfel, Dame Sîan Phillips and many more.

In addition to this multitude of influential figures, David also took a number of portraits of people he met in everyday life, as well as some studies for later theses.

In addition to his artwork, this book contains insightful captions that provide background information on the paintings and the personalities behind them.

The book also includes a foreword by Dr. Barry Morgan, describing David’s training and experience in portrait painting, and a question and answer session with David by art historian Stella Grace Lyons.

Stella said: “It is a great honour to have contributed to a book about one of Britain’s most respected and famous painters – David Griffiths.

“David, who trained at the Slade School of Fine Art, has painted an impressive range of people including King Charles III, Bryn Terfel, Joe Calzaghe, Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury and, most importantly (to me at least!), my brother Ben Lamb!”

David said: “It’s a great privilege to have a book written about me. I love books, so it’s wonderful to have a book like this.”