DAVID
EUSTACE R.B.A.
“Jonah meets the Whale”
Oil and Acrylic. 11” x 11 ½” (280 x 288mm) IMAGE
“Pursuing the Whale”
Oil and Acrylic. 10 ¾” x 11 ¼” (266 x 285mm) IMAGE
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David Eustace studied at Sutton
Coldfield School of Art, Exeter College of Art and Leicester Polytechnic after
which he spent two years in the United States working as a muralist.
Although firmly rooted in the best figurative painting traditions he
found he was able to produce images which seemed to emanate from halfway
between the conscious and subconscious.
Stanley Spencer is an obvious influence along with Otto Dix, de Chirico
and Atkinson Grimshaw. To speed up the process of putting his ideas down onto
canvas, he uses acrylic first to work out and change his composition. Acrylic dries very quickly and allows
alterations to be made instantly. Once
David is happy with the layout, he overpaints in oil using brushes, palette
knife and kitchen scourers which gives a soft finish to painted strokes. The result is that his paintings are quite
theatrical. They are also the most
amusing conversation pieces, being packed with small details and illusory
references. One of David's greatest assets, apart from his skill as a painter,
is his incredible imagination. Together
with his highly individual sense of humour this serves to give an air of
absolute fantasy to many of his paintings.
In addition David plays the drums in a rhythm and blues band. "I
was with the Junk Yard Angels for many years and now play with a four-man group
called Shufflebones. Jazz is a major
part of my life". David has had several one-man exhibitions in London and
the West Country. He has also exhibited in mixed shows in London; Birmingham;
Bath; Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Toronto, Canada; Devon; Plymouth and at the Mall
Galleries, where he won the David Wolfers Memorial Price; the Royal Academy Summer Show and the South
West Academy, where he was awarded The Marine House at Beer Prize. He also won
a £1000 prize at the South West Academy in June 2003 for a large painting of a
whale.
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