David grew up in the North East of England with the beautiful landscape of Northumberland and its impressive coastline on his doorstep and yet has a passion and romance for France that has become unshakeable.
He wants others who come in contact with his work to feel they are part of him and his observation of the country that he has grown to love.

Quote: ‘I want my paintings to have evidence of energy and yet to show the peace that God wants

us all to have as we look upon His wonderful creation ‘

David's work is as sensual and aromatic as the country he is portraying, Morning mists,

shimmering light, iridescent smells and intensity of heat are reflected in his paintings.

The slow painstaking build up of the finished picture surface and his curious love affair with France

shows itself in every stroke of colour that is used...
Colour intensifies the drama of the encounter. Rhythmic work of the pastel energises the paper, and

the textured surface reminds us that we are confronting a rough hewn artfully constructed piece of work....

where each stroke of colour has been thoughtfully and carefully placed.

The light throughout Provence where he currently spends most of his time has inspired artists

down through the years.
The brightness and purity that exaggerate shadow and enhance colour have drawn the likes of
Bonnard, Braque, Van Gogh and Cézanne to capture its special qualities on canvas.

Even today David is drawn to the same landscape to paint in his own distinctive style of impressionism.

David’s paintings have been sold throughout the world and now hang in distinguished homes in :-
France, Italy, America, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Africa, Switzerland,

Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand ....not forgetting our own Islands of Great Britain.

Paintings can arouse our curiosity to open the window upon the world of landscape. It is here that

the admirer touches the innermost thoughts of the artist.

You can see as he saw. Your gaze is the gaze that he engaged in. You will see his vision and purpose

for producing that individual piece of work. You can see that it is not a photograph but rather a

creative process that has been thought through to completion.

The painting you enjoy will impose upon you rhythms, textures, hot, warm or cool hues as

seen only by the artist.

You may ask why he paints in France

Quote: ‘As for me, France combines all that I am trying to say. It’s not what other artists saw or felt,

it is how I perceive a beautiful country, rich in colour and tradition, a nation that enjoys a

culture of poetic language'.
I want you to enjoy this France as much as I do painting it

A Sun Drenched Land of Olive Tree’s, Vines, Almond Blossom and Aromatic Herbs.

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