Meet David Dibble

We recently connected with David Dibble and have shared our conversation below.

David , looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?

I grew up on a farm in Utah and work was part of life. Admittedly, I wasn’t always the best worker when I was young, but overtime I learned to love and crave the sense accomplishment from working with my hands. Also, in my younger years I worked as a staff members at several Boy Scout camps and loved the strong work culture that existed there.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I am a fine artist, focusing on traditional oil painting. I was raised on a farm in Utah, where I was influenced by the landscape from an early age. Formal Art education was followed by six years as a color artist for Blue Sky Studios (20th Century Fox), and six years teaching Illustration at Brigham Young University. I now paint full time at my home studio producing work for galleries throughout the West and commissions for private collectors.

I largely explore themes of agriculture and man’s interaction with nature. Having grown up on a farm and seeing so much of culture shift to a technology-based economy and lifestyle, I seek to remind others of man’s connection to the land. Historically, agricultural foundations taught such important lessons of work, dedication, connection, and community. Those lessons are still desperately needed.

Being a full time artist has been quite a journey and a privilege. It’s such an interesting dichotomy of a career. On one hand I’m creating a luxury good that is extremely subject to the whims of economy and unnecessary for anyone’s survival. On the other hand art and beauty are vital to a healthy society and help us aspire to be better than we are. Thus, in this way, what I do is absolutely crucial. I try to prepare and paint at the highest level possible in the hope that I can remove as many obstacles as possible to visual communication and connect others more purely with truth.

In terms of something new, I just built a new art studio, which was quite a process and such a blessing.

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Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

1- Paint from life. Go to the source. It will make you original and not a copy of someone else.

2- Seek out honest feedback. You don’t know what you don’t know. You need to understand how others perceive your work if you’re in the business of visual communication. The conclusion of “This means whatever you want it to mean” can be true, but it can also be a crutch for lazy communication.

3- Stay Curious. Mistakes are a part of creating beauty, not a hindrance to it. Embrace mistakes and learn from them rather than fear them. The most successful artists are those who have approach the world with abundance and curiosity rather than scarcity and fear.

Alright so to wrap up, who deserves credit for helping you overcome challenges or build some of the essential skills you’ve needed?

My wife. She has an insatiable desire to continue learning and making connections in the world around her. Her example of optimism, unconditional love, faith and support have been key to my artistic and personal journey. She is also a university dance professor, and being involved in the world of contemporary dance has helped me see visual communication in profound ways I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.dibbleart.com
• Instagram: Dibbleart
• Facebook: David Dibble Art