Victoria, British Columbia is the 1949 birthplace of David Lloyd Glover. Located on Vancouver Island, this typically British city with its famous English-style gardens formed the earliest influence on Glover's art. Mr. Glover grew up on the 600-acre estate known as Hatley Castle, it's formal European and Japanese gardens, and country and ocean side setting gave him a deep appreciation of nature's beauty.
Glover's relationship with his famous uncles, Academy Award winning film director Guy Glover and Oscar winning film animator Norman McLaren, fostered his interest in fine art and painting. He was granted admission to the Victoria College of Art when he was only in Grade 4 elementary school. In 1962, he was commissioned by the English Speaking Union Library in New York City to design a special poster for children's books. As a result of winning a province-wide art competition, The Vancouver School of Fine Art accepted Glover for studies at just 14 years old despite the minimum age requirement of 18.
A remarkable skill in pen and ink drawings was developed from Glover's study of the techniques of the 19th Century English illustrators and by age 18, Glover was chosen to be the full-time editorial illustrator at the Victoria Times newspaper. After creating illustrations daily for three years, the newspaper selected him to become their political cartoonist, making him the youngest editorial satirist in the country. In addition to newspaper work, Glover received art commissions from magazine publications.
During the 1970ís and early 80's he founded and directed an advertising agency producing magazine and newspaper advertising, television and radio commercials for a wide variety of major clients such as Pepsi Cola, Yamaha Motorcycles, A&W Drive-ins, Pacific Western Airlines, & the 1988 Winter Olympics. After selling his interest in the firm, Glover returned to his first love of fine art. His new paintings in watercolor were met with instant success and very soon he developed a strong following of loyal collectors. Almost overnight, David Lloyd Glover became one of the best-selling artists at Harrison Gallery, Vancouver's oldest and most respected gallery. In 1986, The Royal British Columbia Museum acquired 26 original Glover watercolors for their permanent collection.
In 1998, two Los Angeles galleries began exhibiting Glover's paintings to instant acclaim and recognition. Art collectors including Hollywood celebrities were acquiring Glover's original works on paper and serigraph editions. In 1992, he was cast in the Hollywood motion picture "Just My Imagination" starring Tom Wopat and Jean Smart. Glover played himself, an artist painting an original portrait of the movie's star character.
As a result of his recognition, his paintings have been exhibited at major galleries in New York City, Carmel, California, La Jolla, California and Scottsdale, Arizona. Glover's serigraph editions have been exhibited in galleries all over the United States and Mexico. In 1990, one of his works was awarded Best in Show in the Mexico City Graphic Arts Salon Competition and he became one of the top selling artists in the serigraphy medium at Edicionnes Mulitarte of Mexico City. Glover has been featured in articles in major American art magazines like US ART MAGAZINE in 1993, WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE 1996, AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE, December 2005.
David Lloyd Glover' s artistic influences have been rooted in the masterworks of the impressionists like Renoir, Monet and Cezanne. His works in oil on canvas reflect the sensibilities of color and light that have made the paintings of artists like Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh so magical and inspiring.
You can feel his love of natural settings and elegant gardens emanate from the richly colored oils he creates. His great success in art is easily understood as his artistic vision speaks an international language that knows no borders or cultural barriers.
Since 1992, Glover has been exhibiting and selling in major galleries in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima and Sendai, Japan. Glover ranks among the most widely collected original artists in Japan today with over 23 sold out original art exhibitions. In June 2005, Glover had a special exhibition at the Art Brillant Rodeo Drive Gallery in Beverly Hills. The show featured a Glover's jazz portrait series of the great icons in American Jazz. Images of the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis were featured along with portraits of some of the contemporary legends like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. Herbie also made a personal appearance at the show in honor of his friend David Lloyd Glover. Recently Glover has been creating a series of the Icons of American Pop Culture, which includes portraits of Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Elvis and John Wayne.
2022 marks the 36th year of Glover creating paintings as a full-time gallery artist. He is about to embark on his next 36 years of artistic success with new creative directions.