About Garth Bayley
Born in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa); also known as “Sleepy Hollow”. Garth Bayley has been drawing and painting for as long he can remember. He went on to have a very successful career as an award-winning chef before going back to his first love of painting. Garth is now living and working as a full-time artist in the beautiful Georgian town of Stokesley on the edge of North Yorkshire. Garth’s work is all about capturing a moment in time. This often means his work is sport or dance related. It is the sense of movement and colour that are more important than the subject itself. Garth has a great reputation for his cycling paintings drawing inspiration from current events like the Tour of Britain and Tour de France. These can be found in collections from the USA to Australia and many between. His horse racing paintings are also highly regarded with for there sense of fun. Ultimately Garth paints across a range of subjects – “diversity is my strength”. He works in oils, pastels, and pen and ink, and will often throw in a curve ball with something out of the ordinary for the viewer to discover.
