Dreamlike, surrealistic, romantic, nostalgic, strikingly powerful, highly imaginative and hauntingly real, David Halliwell's paintings are the result of diligent effort combined with superb draftsmanship and complete mastery of his medium.
Halliwell paints as he lives, spontaneously and intensely. Cloistering himself from distracting influences, he works on a number of images simultaneously, returning to each canvas as a new thought emerges. The finished work may represent hundreds of hours of concentration, beginning as a sketch on paper and evolving surely through a process which includes detailed drawings on the canvas itself. His strict finishing quality masks the underlying transformation each painting has experienced leaving the viewer with an impression as fresh as the last brush stroke.
Résumé
Education:
- 3 years intensive at Barking College of Fine Art & Design (London, England)
- 1 year study with Mr. Huxley Jones (Associate of Jacob & Epstein) (sculpture)
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Courses:
- Graphic Design & Illustration
- Life Drawing (Anatomy)
- Oil Painting
- Plate Etching & Lithography
- Clay Sculpture & Casting
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1 year study of:
English Pre-Raphaelites
Russian Impressionists
Work Experience:
Graphics:
- Illustrated Book for Penguin Books (London)
- Designing Record Covers & Labels (London)
- Layouts, Logos & Illustrations for Corporate Clients (London - Canada)
Fine Art:
- Oil Paintings on Sale and Commission
- Murals for Private & Corporate Clients
Sculpture:
- Bronzes
- Stone Carvings & Wood Carvings
- Ivory Etchings (Mastodon Ivory)
Gallery Showings:
- Greenwich Gallery - London, England
- Piccadilly Gallery - London, England
- John Whibley Gallery - London, England
- Susan Clark Gem Gallery - Vancouver, Canada
- Judith Mitchell Gallery - Salt Spring Island, Canada
- Stone Fish Studios - Salt Spring Island, Canada
- West Coast Art Gallery - Salt Spring Island, Canada
- McMillan & Perrin Gallery - Vancouver, Canada
- Tuscany House - Vancouver, Canada
Teaching:
- Private (solo) clients
- Small private groups (Drawing, painting & sculpture)
Art Therapy:
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Art therapy sessions with:
- Mentally challenged
- Stroke victims
- Old folks home (groups)
- Naramata Centre (5 years)
