David Blakemore is a full time artist who moved to the Cotswolds in 2012 to work within and be inspired by it's extraordinary beauty. He enjoys creating narrative, atmosphere and drama in his paintings. His medium is oil.
In 2019 a number of David's original paintings were acquired by Coast Gallery Big Sur California and are now showing at their stunning location on Highway One. In the UK he currently has original work at The Stone Gallery in Burford, Oxfordshire.
David was born in London and worked as a restaurateur for a number of years before studying at the renowned Lavender Hill Studios in Clapham under the tutelage of Scott Pohlschmidt and Ann Witheridge (Charles H. Cecil - Florence).
In 2016, David alongside Royal Artist Jeremy Houghton, were the two artists selected by the globally award winning tea producer Birchall, to represent the Cotswolds in their guide to Great Britain.
In 2019 a number of David's original paintings were acquired by Coast Gallery Big Sur California and are now showing at their stunning location on Highway One. In the UK he currently has original work at The Stone Gallery in Burford, Oxfordshire.
David was born in London and worked as a restaurateur for a number of years before studying at the renowned Lavender Hill Studios in Clapham under the tutelage of Scott Pohlschmidt and Ann Witheridge (Charles H. Cecil - Florence).
In 2016, David alongside Royal Artist Jeremy Houghton, were the two artists selected by the globally award winning tea producer Birchall, to represent the Cotswolds in their guide to Great Britain.