John Darley Aprian Dingle,Boat Landing, Oil on Masonite John Darley Adrian Dingle was born in Barmouth, North Wales. He came to Canada with his parents in 1914 and settled in Oakville, Ontario.Adrian Dingle left an insurance job to study art and, in 1931, took instruction from J.W. Beatty at the summer school of the Ontario College of Art.During the summers, Adrian Dingle travelled to the East coast where he painted Cape Breton Island and other areas. During the win­ter, the painter seldom went beyond a 50-mile radius of Toronto. Adrian Dingle also painted in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, the British Isles and Massachusetts.Adrian Dingle became an OSA member in 1961 and served as president from 1967-70. Adrian Dingle became a Royal Canadian Academy member in 1968.Adrian Dingle’s work is represented in Ontario museums, as well as corporate and private collections.