Residency: 1 – 11 June 2021
Exhibition: Iconic Land and Seascapes, 1 – 7 July 2021 Read more
Latest news about artist, David Downes, including details of commissions, exhibitions and new works.
Residency: 1 – 11 June 2021
Exhibition: Iconic Land and Seascapes, 1 – 7 July 2021 Read more
David Downes is one of today’s most powerful artists
Downes doesn’t restrict nor restrain the genre of sea or landscape painting to a backdrop, merely unfolding over the background, far far away into the distance of his image. Read more
David Downes talks about how painting has helped him cope with the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Locked down in his studio, the artist David Downes is creating a series of dramatic paintings in response to the virus. Read more
Artist David Downes releases paintings from lockdown responding to the coronavirus through hopeful colours and vibrant forms. Read more
David shares about his autism, the challenges at school and how his late diagnosis affected him. Read more
Sit back and enjoy this short film about David and the week he painted for ITV a giant mural of a fictional seaside town inspired by Jane Austen. Read more
ITV commissions artist David Downes to create a huge mural painting celebrating new period drama Sanditon. Read more