A Legacy Carved in the Yorkshire Soil The story of David Dalby begins within a family deeply rooted in the artistic traditions of Yorkshire. He was born into a lineage where the brush was a primary tool of expression, guided by the hand of his father, David Dalby Sr. While his father found his calling in the expansive vistas of landscape painting, the younger Dalby would eventually find his own path through a more focused lens. He did not seek to reinvent the horizon but rather to populate it with the living, breathing elements of the English countryside. His early years were shaped by this i…