David
Barnes
David Barnes was born in Africa and spent his early
childhood there. He has a degree in history and economics and was a
qualified chartered accountant. Before his retirement, he worked in
professional practice and as a consultant for the Open University,
running seminars in the UK, Europe and Africa on financial
management on their MBA programme. David began painting in 2008
when he retired. His first exhibition, held during Herefordshire's
Open Studio week in September of that year, was a virtual sell-out.
Since then he has exhibited regularly at the Albany Gallery in
Cardiff as well as the Red Rag Gallery in Bath and Stow-on-the-Wold
and at Plas Glyn y Weddw, Pwllheli. His work has also been
exhibited at galleries in Chester, Brecon, Nantwich, Milford Haven
and the NEC Birmingham. He has had several one man exhibitions,
including two very successful ones at the Albany Gallery, Cardiff
and the Red Rag Gallery, Bath. His work has been sold to clients in
China, France, Netherlands, Australia and the United States. One of
David’s paintings is now part of the collection at the National
Assembly for Wales. David has been based in north Wales most of his
adult life and spent much of his free time walking in the mountains
of Snowdonia and on the coastline of north Wales and Anglesey. It
is his response to these landscapes that inspires much of his work.
As well as painting the north Wales landscape, David also enjoys
painting still life subjects. Like other Welsh artists whom he
admires, such as the late Sir Kyffin Williams, David paints in
oils, using a palette knife and a thick impasto technique to
produce bold strokes that add strength and texture to his work,
giving it a sculptured feel. © David Barnes
2014
Title "Coastal Road"
Original Oil
Size 16" x 12"
Signed
Framed
Price
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