Simon Bland

Simon Bland is a painter of portraits, contemporary landscapes and still life.

Born and raised in Yorkshire, a county in northern England, Simon has been drawing and painting since childhood. After graduating from Cambridge University, he pursued careers in other fields before finally turning his passion for art into a career as a working artist.

His landscapes are either painted in plein air or in his studio from sketches and photographs taken on location. His work reflects the personal journey that has taken him from his beginnings to Virginia, the Pacific Northwest and on to New England.

Since 2003 he has painted full-time, completing over a thousand original works and many more sketches and studies.

After the death of his wife, Kate, in 2024, Simon moved to Kansas City, MO to take a break from painting and connect with loved ones.