JAZZ. Acrylic on Canvas. 50 x 5o x 4 cm. 2020. In this painting I have tried to evoke the vibrancy of Jazz through colour and shape, taking my lead from the book of cut outs by Matisse. This piece is now on display in the online exhibition English Riviera Winter Open . Available to…
I took in 18 paintings to The Words and Pictures Gallery, Teignmouth this morning. Jason Noble, the gallery owner, has been busy exhibiting the work today getting it ready for the opening on Saturday 5th from 5-7 pm. There is something very satisfying about seeing a series such as this all displayed together. I tend…
This piece used a box which came with a cup I bought from the Cavern Club in Liverpool in 2011. The work evokes the typical northern skyline, the dark satanic mills of Lancashire, indelibly etched on my childhood memories; a legacy of the industrial north of England with its mills, shipyards and factories which have…
Coloured Sails. 100 x 100 x 3 cm. Acrylic on Canvas. 2021.
The chance to pass for Kane to score The chance to hear all Wembley roar Our coloured flags in hope we wave To brighten all our darker days When hope was in such short supply And England struggled to get by. Who would have thought that man and ball Could help us realise that all…
My latest submission for the ‘Exposicio International’s D’Art Textil’ festival in Spain 2012. Art al Vent XV111 will ‘hopefully’ be going ahead in Gata de Gorgos in September this year with original pieces by over forty artists from all over the the world to be hung from balconies throughout the town. I sent the piece…
This piece from 2018 celebrates the rich colours of India, seen in its spices and textiles. In a handmade frame ( 15 x 10 x 4 cm ) and completed with a multiple of surfaces, collaged on a deep edge canvas. It takes on a new meaning given the devastation that the current pandemic has…
This work on handmade paper is one of a selection I am putting on for sale on Singulart. It is Acrylic on Indian Handmade,200Ib, acid free, 100% rag, paper. 56 x 76 cm. You can find the piece on: https://www.singulart.com/en/artworks/f-g-davis-nighttime-1132463 More to add of course but I hope you enjoy this snack preview. G
The work on this series all took coffee sacks as a start for the collage of various fabrics on canvas. Leaving parts of the stencilled lettering seemed for me to increase their legitimacy as works of art. It spoke of the roots of their identity, both historic and cultural, a visual message incorporated in the…
Seven Seas. A set of 7 small works, acrylic on canvas collage. ( Image size: 7 x 7 cm Framed 18 x 18 cm ), January 2021. Private Collection, London.
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the followers of my Blog. This is normally the time for resolutions and this little piece was painted on the first of January 2010, hence the title. Sometimes small actions can make a big difference. Thinking about resolutions they are normally about what we are going to give…
Having last posted a mixed media piece from 2020, I thought it interesting to compare this to a painting from ten years ago. My use of layers of impasto paint over collaged elements hasn’t changed much at all, and the common thread of a concept or story is yet another constant in the majority of…
A heads up to Banksy completed in 2019, part of the coffee sack series of works. ‘ Given the current global turmoil it seems that Flower Power was not such a crazy idea after all.‘ Mixed Media on Canvas 80 x 80 x 4 cm. Framed and ready to hang. One of my latest pieces…
