Latest Works

Sketches, drawings, and paintings from David Downes on Instagram account.

Eye church, memories from childhood. Disordered de

Eye church, memories from childhood. Disordered development . On at Dove house in Eye from The 7th to the 10th Oct. #eyesuffolk#eyechurch#suffolkartists#suffolkart#churches#autisticartists

This is a commission that I have recently complete

This is a commission that I have recently completed for a friend who happens to be a massive Portsmouth supporter! I loved doing this.
#pompey #pompeyfc #frattonpark #portsmouth #sportsart #stadiumart

That petrol emotion, panic stations. Part of the D

That petrol emotion, panic stations. Part of the Dystopian paradox #petrolstation#petrolcrisis#petrolpanicbuying#brexit#fuelcrisisuk

Eye, through a different lens. This is a view from

Eye, through a different lens. This is a view from childhood, hardly changed. My grandparents lived on Cross Street #eyesuffolk#suffolk#suffolktowns#suffolkartist

My next up and coming show, back to my roots. The

My next up and coming show, back to my roots. The town where I grew up. Eye, how I see it #eyesuffolkflorist#suffolktowns#suffolklife#suffolkbusiness#suffolkartists#villagelife

Old knobbly near our home in Essex. This is on dis

Old knobbly near our home in Essex. This is on display, for sale, tomorrow in conjunction with Manningtree beer festival. #landscapepainting#oldtrees#countryfile#essexart#treeart#mannintree

Lone rower. Craving certainty in an uncertain trou

Lone rower. Craving certainty in an uncertain troubled world #climatechangeawareness#climatecrisis#climate#riverstour#nightviews

Tide Mill at Woodbridge. At the Quay gallery #wood

Tide Mill at Woodbridge. At the Quay gallery
#woodbridge#woodbridgesuffolk#snapemaltingsgallery#tidemills#woodbridgetidemill#suffolkartist

Marshes on the stour by Dedham. On show at Snape M

Marshes on the stour by Dedham. On show at Snape Maltings #snapemaltingsgallery#dedhamvale#essexartist#suffolkcoast#countylife

Marshes at Snape #snapemaltingsgallery#snapemaltin

Marshes at Snape #snapemaltingsgallery#snapemaltings#seaside#marshes#reeds#landscapeart#suffolkcoast

Orford Castle, on show now at the Quay gallery at

Orford Castle, on show now at the Quay gallery at Snape Maltings #snapemaltingsgallery#orford#orfordcastle#suffolkcoast#suffolklife#seascape#castles

All my recent work up at the Quay gallery at Snape

All my recent work up at the Quay gallery at Snape Maltings. Do come along and have a look #snapemaltingsgallery#suffolk#seascapepainting#landscapeart

The Walls at Manningtree. On show from tomorrow at

The Walls at Manningtree. On show from tomorrow at the Quay gallery Snape Maltings. Iconic landscapes revisited #brittenpears#snapemaltingsgallery#seascape#seascapeart#manningtree#trees

Storm skies near Newmarket. A legacy of climate ch

Storm skies near Newmarket. A legacy of climate change. The whole horizon was scattered with thunderstorms. This will be on show at the Quay gallery at Snape Maltings starting Thursday #climatechange#climatechangeart#suffolkartist#newmarket#snapemaltings

Minsmere bird reserve. Life ok a pandemic. Before

Minsmere bird reserve. Life ok a pandemic. Before such things as football and Freedom day #freedomday#covidart#minsmerenaturereserve#sizewell#suffolkcoast#suffolkartist#seascape

Dedham High Street, emerging from pandemic dystopi

Dedham High Street, emerging from pandemic dystopia. Sunshine and storms and a crow with a mask.#dedhamvale #dedham#essexartist#landscapepainting#suffolkartist