He lives and works in Paisley, and "is a vocal advocate of a modern neo-classical idiom in contemporary public sculpture" ( McKenzie (1999) ) and is a champion of John Mossman .

His work is predominantly Classical in style and owes much to Stoddart's admiration for the work of Mossman and Thorvaldsen.

His early commissions include: Heroic Bust: Henry More O.M. (1990); a statue of Diogenes for the (former) Neilson Institute, Paisley (1992); and a full-size monument to David Hume, Edinburgh (1997).

In 1994, he produced bronze portrait busts of four historical figures connected with the development of Glasgow's Merchant City: Allan Dreghorn; David Hamilton ; Thomas Clayton; and Mungo Naismith), on the façade of Cruise, 178-82 Ingram Street.

In 1996, he produced Classical figures for Page & Park 's Italian Centre, representing Italia; Mercury; Mercurial; and Mercurius.

In 1999, he received a joint commission from Paisley and Princeton Universities for bronze statues of Rev. Dr John Witherspoon, erected in 2001.

Two of Stoddart's most prestigious recent commissions were The Sackler Library Frieze, for Oxford University (2001), and the Queen's Gallery Sculpture Schema, Buckingham Palace (2002).

Sources:

• Information from the artist;
• Scotsman, 16 December, 1999;
• McEwan ;
• McKenzie (1999) ;
• McKenzie (2002) .

Useful Links to other Web-Sites:

• Sandy Stoddart's own web site
• The Queens Gallery, Buckingham Palace