David Edwards Art

Nature in the broadest sense is the great inspiration for all art. The mission of the artist to discover, experience and interpret nature and continually learn how to see and improve. I work on an intuitive level in selection of subject matter, but I work as a scientist to understand composition, light, shadow and reflection. Sometimes an image is iconic in its representation of an idea. Sometimes an image just hits me and I have the inspiration to draw or paint it. The juxtaposition of opposites – organic vs geometric, light vs dark, urban vs rural communicates something fundamental about the mind and the universe. The brush is the artist's most expressive tool. Yet I am not averse to utilizing technology where certain strengths of the computer can overcome difficult-to-achieve effects on the canvas. For example the ease with which one can control overlaying of transparent layers of one colour over another, or creating geometric objects for certain abstract concepts is far easier using on electronic media. I paint mostly with oil on canvas but also have used painted watercolour extensively. I pride myself on painting a variety of subjects such as landscapes, cityscapes, reflections off water, figures, florals, and even some abstract work. I hope to allow each painting to be fresh, creative and unique.