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…
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…
This piece celebrates an iconic cob and thatch Devon cottage. You can find it on: https://www.wordsandpicturesgallery.com/product-page/thatch-and-cob-by-f-g-davis
This piece is to be exhibited at The Arizan Gallery, Torquay, 8 – 31 May 2019, as part of an initiative sponsored by U.K. Geoparks, dedicated to celebrating and preserving the integrity of our natural spaces.It is painted on four panels, 100 x 30 cm. ( Totalling: 120 x 100) and framed in a handmade whitewood…
THE WAY THINGS ARE 2. Mixed Media on Canvas. 2014-18 This work is now on show in the Christmas Exhibition at The St Ives Society of Artists. 24th-Nov to 2nd Jan. Lots of work on show and well worth a visit.
This piece was painted in 2013 and was sold to a collector from the USA last week. Thanks to Maggie and David Hill of the Galleria St Ives for handling the sale.
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 is part of my Coffee Sack Series and will be on view at the Words and Pictures Gallery, Teignmouth, in a one man show from 5-18 May 2018. See http://www.wordsandpicturesgallery.com for more details. I was influenced here by the hard edge style of painting which was prevalent in the 1960’s here and this…
This piece was completed in 2015. Inspired of course by the Motown song which was a significant part of my misspent teenage years. The colours and patterns evoke the popular conception of an era. A time for which the young were finding a new and exciting vision of a positive future, one so far removed…
