Dolby trained at The Ruskin School of Art in Cambridge in the 70’s and worked as an illustrator and designer for many years before embarking on a career as a fine artist 20 years ago. After buying the old Oundle doctors’ surgery, he and his wife Gillian converted it into a house and studio, later changing the patients’ waiting rooms into an art gallery.
He paints in watercolour and oils, particulary architectural and landscape subjects. He has taken on many commissions for architectural paintings including Burghley and Drayton House. In 2018 a commission by Lucy Chenevix-Trench to paint a 4′ x 3′ oil painting of Madresfield Court in Worcestershire was completed. Madresfield Court is a wonderful 900 year old moated house and is also famous as the setting and inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited.
In 2013 he was commissioned to paint a large canvas of the Grand Canal, Venice and in 2018 was commissioned by the same client to paint a 6′ x 4′ Capriccio painting of Oundle featuring the customers house set in 18 century Oundle along with a number of Oundle School buildings.
SIMON DOLBY, WATERCOLOURS, OILS AND PRINTS
Capriccio showing ‘Gardenways’ in Blackpot Lane, Oundle. The painting has been set in an imaginary,
18th century street scene of oundle, showing a number of oundle school buildings
Original Oil-on-Canvas, 2019 (Commissioned work) 4’x6′ SOLD
Madresfield Court 2018
Original Painting, (Commissioned work) SOLD
Venice Grand Canal 2015
Regatta Storica
Original Painting oil on canvas 40″ x 64″(Commissioned work) SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £99. Framed £169.
A2 size. Unframed £129. Framed £230. A1+ size. Unframed £349. Framed £599
Framed with extra thickness double mount, non reflective anti U.V. museum glass
and antique style gilt frame.
Drayton House, Lowick, Northamptonshire 2015 Original Painting, Oil on Canvas 24ins x 32ins (Commissioned work) SOLD
Market Day in Oundle 2012
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
St Oysth’s Lane, Oundle 1999
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
Oundle in the snow 2005
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Beans Coffee Stop, Oundle 2009
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 1 size at A2. Unframed £115. Framed £200.
Edition of 50 in 1 size at A3. Unframed £99. Framed £149.
Towards Nassington 2013
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Wadenhoe Church 2013
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size only. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
Red Bus, The Thames at Tower Bridge 2012
Original Painting £3,500
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Blue Thunder 2012 – Afternoon sunshine highlights the Ribblehead viaduct as it is crossed by A4 No. 4498 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Lincoln Cathedral 2011 – The West Front from the Watch Tower Lincoln Castle
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Towards Oundle in the Snow 2012
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
St Peter’s Church Oundle, in the Autumn 2013
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size. A4+ size. Unframed £50. Framed £100.
Snowy Oundle 2010
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
Northamptonshire Landscape 2011
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
St Paul’s Cathedral from London Bridge 2009
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Durham Cathedral 2009
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Towards Stoke Doyle 2009
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 1 size. A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200.
Cobthorne, Headmasters House, Oundle School 2009
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size. A2 size. Unframed £99. Framed £179.
Ely Cathedral 2008
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
West Front, Peterborough Cathedral 2006
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Towards Bulwick, nr Oundle, 2005
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Windmill at Cley Norfolk II, Norfolk, 2001
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50.A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Blakeney Harbour, Norfolk 2004
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Thames Barge, Snape, Suffolk 1995
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
Dutch Barge, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1995
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
Cley Mill, Norfolk 1995
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
Looking Down on West Street, Oundle 2002
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £95. Framed £175.
Fotheringhay Church, Northamptonshire 1998
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
The Old Town Hall, Oundle Market Place, Northamptonshire 1999
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
Laxton School, Oundle 2003
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
New Street, Oundle School 2002
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
New House, Oundle School 2008
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £70. Framed £125.
Close Field, Oundle School cricket match 2004
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
Great Hall, Oundle School 1998
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £92.
Oundle School Chapel with sculpture by Kathleen Scott, Northamptonshire 2004
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 50 in 1 size. A2 size. Unframed £99. Framed £149.
St Anthony House, Oundle School 2002
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A2 size. Unframed £99. Framed £149.
Oundle School Cloisters, from St Peter’s Church Tower 2007
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Burgundy Farmhouse 1995
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
Paulette, Provence, France 2003
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
North Street, Oundle 2005
Original Painting £1,385
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Loch Droma, Scotland, 1998
Original Painting SOLD
Edition of 500 in 1 size. A3 size. Unframed £69. Framed £102.
Southwold Harbour, Suffolk 2005
Original Painting £1,385
Edition of 250 in 3 sizes. A3 size. Unframed £89. Framed £139.
A2 size. Unframed £115. Framed £200. A1 size. Unframed £205. Framed £299.
Towards Scope End Newlands Valley, Lake District, 2016 Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Skidaw, Lake District, 2016, 11ins x 21ins, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Hindscarth and Dalehead, Lake District, 2016, 11ins x 21ins, Oil on Board SOLD
Sunset over Buttermere, Lake District, 2016, 9ins x 12ins, Oil on Board £350
Wensleydale Summer, Yorkshire Dales, 2016 Oil on Board SOLD
Sunset over Cape Cornwall, 2016, 9ins x 12ins, Oil on Board £350
Sunset over Cape Cornwall, 2016, 9ins x 12ins, Oil on Board £350
Porthcothan Beach, Cornwall, 2016 Oil on Board SOLD
Lilford Bridge on the River Nene, 2016 Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Fotheringhay IV, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Canvas 12ins x 16ins £395
Towards Southwark Woods, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Canvas 12ins x 16ins £395
Oast Houses, nr Otford, Kent 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Muker, Swaledale, North Yorkshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Oundle Lodge Farm, Oundle, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Warmington, Oundle, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards All Saints Church, Aldwincle, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Sunset over Loch Droma, Wester Ross, Scotland 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Loch a Bahrain, Wester Ross, Scotland 2016, Oil on Board 8 1/2ins x 11 1/2ins £350
Stac Pollaidh, Assynt, Wester Ross, Scotland 2016, Oil on Board £350
Towards Achnahaird, Assynt, Wester Ross, Scotland 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt, Wester Ross, Scotland 2016, Oil on Board 8 1/2ins x 11 1/2ins £350
Gurnards Head, Cornwall 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Thornham Harbour, Norfolk 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Setting Sail, Thornham Harbour, Norfolk 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Pilton Manor, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Pilton Church, Northamptonshire 2016, Oil on Board SOLD
Towards Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire 2014
Oil on board 8 x 10 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Oundle, Northamptonshire 2014
Oil on board 8 1/2 x 9 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Bend on the River Nene, between Barnwell and Ashton Northamptonshire 2014
Oil on board 9 x 12 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Oundle, Northamptonshire 2014
Oil on board 8 1/2 x 9 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Stoke Doyle Church, Northamptonshire 2015
Oil on board 8 1/2 x 9 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Benefield Church, Northamptonshire 2016
Oil on board 8 1/2 x 9 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Fotheringhay III, Northamptonshire 2016
Oil on board 8 1/2 x 9 inches by Simon Dolby SOLD
Towards Muker, Swaledale, 2017, 20ins x 30ins,
SOLD
Swaledale Summer, 2017, 20ins x 30ins
SOLD
West Street, Oundle, summer storm approaching 2017, 13ins x 16ins,
SOLD
Towards Oundle, across the Nene 2017, 7ins x 11ins, £180
An Teallach, North West Scotland 2017, 12ins x 16ins, £495
Towards Stoke Doyle 2017, 12ins x 12ins
SOLD
Towards Ashton Wold, Northamptonshire 9in x 12ins
SOLD
Towards Oundle From Ashton, Northamptonshire 9in x 12ins
SOLD
Pont-De-Montford, South West France 2015, 8ins x 10ins, £300
Le Verdier, South West France 2015, 8ins x 10ins, £300
Towards Compagnac, South West France 2015, 12ins x 16ins, £395
LIMITED EDITION PRINT PRICES
Unframed prices
- Large 21”deep x 28” wide £205
- Medium 16”deep x 23” wide £115
- Medium/Small 11”deep x 15” wide £89
- Small 10”deep x 14” wide £69
P&P in a postal tube. Large: £12.00 – Medium: £8.00 – Med/Small & Small: £5.00
Framed prices
- Large 34”deep x 41” wide £299
- Medium 29”deep x 35” wide £200
- Medium/Small 21”deep x 26” wide £139
- Small 18”deep x 23” wide £120
Framed a quality oak frame with double mount
All framed prints to be collected from the Dolby Gallery only, or we can arrange a courier. Please phone for a quote.