"The Rural Surrealist" David Blakemore is a full time artist who moved to the Cotswolds in 2012 to live and paint within the extraordinary area of natural beauty. He enjoys creating narrative in his art. Nature provides a huge inspiration with it's very own drama. He invariably adds subtle undercurrents and twists of surrealism to his work when those feelings arise. His medium is oil.
In 2019 a number of David's original paintings and limited edition prints were acquired by Coast Gallery Big Sur California for showing in their international section. In the UK, David can usually be found giving talks or exhibiting at pop-up shows in and around the Cotswolds with artists he has met along the way.
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).
David featured in Country Life magazine, May 4th edition 2022 (125th Year)
In 2019 a number of David's original paintings and limited edition prints were acquired by Coast Gallery Big Sur California for showing in their international section. In the UK, David can usually be found giving talks or exhibiting at pop-up shows in and around the Cotswolds with artists he has met along the way.
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).
David featured in Country Life magazine, May 4th edition 2022 (125th Year)