Reuben Colley

Reuben Colley (born 1976) is a British representational painter primarily recognised for his "gritty" city-scapes[1] and parkland scenes depicting his home town of Birmingham, England.

[5] Through his work he has supported charitable causes including Freedom from Torture[6] and Birmingham Children's Hospital.

[7] After founding a commercial gallery (Reuben Colley Fine Arts) in the Moseley district of Birmingham in 2010, the gallery relocated to Birmingham's city centre on Colmore Row in 2015.

[9] He's explained his process, saying: I am constantly exploring new areas of my own painting to see what creates an atmosphere or a mood for the viewer, to take them past the boundaries of being purely representational, and they become a record of my own experiences and impressions of places.

[...] Painting, to me, should be a very natural process, without the restraints of gimmick and style, it is an infinite language of expression, only I find it much more comforting than using words.