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United Kingdom

City (no abbreviations please)

The Beautiful Ribble Valley: http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/

What's your favorite media?

Oils, Watercolors

How long have you been drawing or painting?

More than 3 years

Tell us a bit about yourself:

My life started in Prestbury, Cheshire many years ago. My upbringing being divided between England, South Africa (Johannesburg and Vanderbijlpark) and the city I have always considered my only true home– Bulawayo, Rhodesia.

For me art is a passion, an obsession.

Ever artists gets pleasure from being able to create. As a self-taught artist I've had the privilege of having three of my paintings hung at exhibitions in Manchester, London and Paris.

Besides England and France my work has received viewings in Scotland, Australia. New Zealand, South Africa, America, Mexico and Ireland.

All my art is a personal achievement, being an artist comes from within by releasing my thoughts and feelings.

As well as being a part-time artist. I also hold down a full time job – not easy for a busy artist! The artist having the most influence on my work are John Myatt, Rolf Harris and Bob Dylan, I think you will agree this is a strange combination.

A lot of my work is based around my own photographs as well as using old photos and history book reference materials to stimulate the build up images.

My aim is to create paintings that exemplify the exquisite buildings that can be found in our modern cities. I sometimes feel my work would benefit from being exhibited in the cities the buildings are situated in, but that’s just a dream at the moment.

As an artist I take my art seriously, it's the passion of creating something new - something from the heart!

BULAWAYO (my home city) RHODESIA
http://www.bulawayo1872.com/history/index.htm

AFRICA
Rhodesia.
Rhodesians Worldwide: http://www.rhodesia.com/
Zimbabwe Opposition Movement.
http://www.sokwanele.com/
http://schema-root.org/region/africa/eastern_africa/zimbabwe/opposition/mdc/
Zimbabwe News.
http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3863
Zambia.
Great North Road (Zambia) http://gnr.niner.net/names/mia.php
South Africa.
South Africans Worldwide: http://www.saw.co.za/
Rugby.
Die Blou Bulle: http://www.thebulls.co.za/

RIBBLE VALLEY
Ribble Valley. http://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/
Whalley Abbey. www.whalleyabbey.co.uk/
Tourst. http://www.visitnorthwest.com/ribblevalley/map.htm

GALLERIES
http://www.castlegalleries.com/
http://alltradeart.co.uk/user/list-artwork/

ARTIST'S
http://www.virtualdali.com/
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html
http://giverny.org/monet/
http://www.renoir.org.yu/
http://www.johnmyatt.com/
http://www.junedudley.com/

VAN GOGH.
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
http://www.thehollandring.com/vangogh.htm
http://www.lifeofvangogh.com/facts-about-vincent-van-gogh.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VanGogh.html
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/van_gogh_vincent.html

WORTH A LOOK
http://www.reeves-art.com
http://www.chart.ac.uk/vlib/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/
http://www.winsornewton.com/
http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/ie/Colour_an_Introduction/index.html
http://www.warmcolours.com/
http://www.enit.it/arte.asp?lang=UK
http://www.craftcrowd.com/

PHOTO REFERENCE SITES
http://www.morguefile.com/
http://www.freefoto.com/browse/100-00-0?ffid=100-00-0

THE ARTCHIVE
http://www.artchive.com/index.html

SOCIETIES
http://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk/default.asp
http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/about/
http://www.artistes-independants.fr/
http://www.saa.co.uk/

WatercolourBLOG.com
WatercolourBLOG.com

http://thewatercolourartist.com/index.html

MY PAGE ON ART REVIEW
http://www.artreview.com/profile/David73

http://www.lifeart.org/David

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At 5:07pm on January 3, 2010, margaret minshull said…: Hello David,Just been looking at your art work,you have some nice drawings in there,I'm just learning to drawing,hope some day to be as good as yourself and others who draw.Margaret

At 5:03pm on January 3, 2010, margaret minshull said…: Nice drawings David

At 4:25pm on December 29, 2009, Cheryl H. Brooks said…: Hello David,
Seen a whole page of your drawings in everybody's gallery and thought I would check out your work. You have some very nice pieces in here. Keep up the good work and have a Happy New Year! Cheryl