A new oil painting “River Reflections” – “An oil painting of a river running through a wooden valley in Gower Peninsula, Wales with the autumn light streaking lines of October colour along the river’s ripples.” This is now available as a limited edition signed and mounted print £45.00…
New painting – “Light Coloured Pinewood” (SOLD) This “refractionist”, expressionist oil painting is of Cannisland Woods in Gower Peninsula, heading towards Parkmill. It is Spring and the bright clear light penetrates deep into the Ivy-wrapped pinewood to illuminate a kaleidoscope of colours barely visible from outside the wood.…
A new oil painting, “That Moment of Indecision” This is an oil painting capturing that should I/shouldn’t I? moment of indecision. The decision here is whether to have a delicious pie from this excellent PIES shop or to walk on virtuously having not added any more to one’s…
A new oil painting – “Weighing it Up” – down Cardiff market. This Hopperesque painting is of the fish market at the Hayes entrance to Cardiff Market. I have always loved the glaring artificial light above this fish stall. It creates some lovely colours and a pleasing depth…
This is a new painting – “Lady Sheep” – a sheep of the manor overlooking a beautiful hilly estate in The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. My parents live in the Cotswolds, which is delightful place. I am always surprised by the amount of buildings stuck into the hills and valleys.…
New oil painting – “Uplands from Swansea Beach” – 60 x 50 cm – £295 “The title of this painting has a double meaning as Uplands also refers to the area of Swansea in the background of this painting as well as being upland from the beach,…
A new oil painting as of today, 40 x 40 cm. This oil painting “Up Village Lane, Mumbles” is a naive painting of a rather lovely lane, Village Lane, in Mumbles, near Swansea which crawls up the hill from Swansea Bay. The lane is a huddle of beautifully…
A new painting “Umbellifers” – 60 x 50 cm – £275 “The bright sunlight darkens the background woodland to pitch black, leaving only the glimmering colours of green and brilliant, delicate white on the reaching stems and lacy parasols of the Umbellifers.”
A new oil painting as of today – 80 x 60 cm – £395 – “Clear Winter Morning Light”. Again this is a painting of Ilston Cwm and the woodland there. I rose up early and photographed this early morning scene when the winter light is at it’s…
David Fry
Why do the details matter? I have always had a fascination for the ordinary details that are easily overlooked. I want to convey what a scene looked like at that moment. Here I explain the inspiration behind my recent painting, “Near Dunmore Strand”.
I love old Donegal houses. I enjoy the old-style aesthetic. In Donegal, houses were whitewashed and woodwork was painted red. You still see a few houses like this. Sometimes you might see one with a thatched roof. Usually, their thatch has been replaced with tiled roofs.
Gola is a Donegal island I painted and thought about long before I set foot on its shores. I have written about it before here. Last month I was fortunate to visit it.
The journey to Arranmore is always a treat. The ferry is speedy. It takes not much more than 15 minutes to complete the three-mile journey. It provides a feast of inspiration for my work.
