Yosef

Yosef
Acrylic on canvas 20'' × 26'' (Sold)

- Yosef -

"Thinking about this helps me to trust when I suffer, because I know God's plans are good, even if I am not experiencing the benefits yet, or ever." -David Van Drunen

These Are Dreams

These Are Dreams
Acrylic on canvas 16'' × 20''

- These Are Dreams -

Beauty of the unreal.

Brave Enough

Brave Enough
Acrylic on canvas 11'' × 14'' (Sold)

- Brave Enough -

Collapse or Explode

Control

Control
Mixed medium on wood panel 32'' × 22''

- Control -

You may control less than you "think".

Perfect Statues

Perfect Statues
Acrylic on canvas 14'' × 18'' (Sold)

- Perfect Statues -

"Perfect statues of imperfections; these are dreams." - Charlex, Shape Shifter.

Poppies

Poppies
Acrylic on canvas 16'' × 20''

- Poppies -

On the hills of sorrows the poppy grows.

Peace and Yearning

Peace and Yearning
Acrylic, paint tubes, gold on canvas 18'' × 24'' (Sold)

- Peace and Yearning -

Contrasting truths.

Galactic Control

Galactic Control
Acrylic on canvas 30'' × 24''

- Galactic Control -

Only in your mind.

Regicide

Regicide
Acrylic on canvas 16'' × 16''

- Regicide -

"What I have written, I have written." - P.P.

The Fourth

The Fourth
Acrylic on canvas 18″ × 24″

- The Fourth -

You are the third.

Pain

Pain
Acrylic on canvas 8″ × 16″ (sold)

Pulling Blue

Pulling Blue
Acrylic on canvas 8″ × 16″ (nfs)

My Célium

My Célium
Acrylic on canvas 8″ × 16″

- My Célium -

Beauty rooted in decay.

Water Lilies

Water Lilies
Oil on canvas 20″ × 20″

- Water Lilies -

Patches of beauty in a murky swamp.

Lost

Lost
Oil on canvas, 14″ × 18″ (NFS)

- Lost -

You can become lost within this forest by losing your direction, or by losing yourself in wonder.

Unseen

Unseen
Acrylic on canvas, 14″ × 18″

- Unseen -

Unseen is about the concealment of “self”. It contains the remnants of another painting that depicts a very personal week in my life.

Tree

Tree
Acrylic on canvas, 11″ × 15″

- Tree -

Tree is a light hearted piece about the conservation of nature by not wasting resources. The majority of it was painted with the paint left over from a self portrait.

Incandescent Stars

Incandescent Stars
Oil on canvas, 9″ × 12″ (NFS)

- Incandescent Stars -

“Concrete is the sky that holds up the incandescent stars.” –David Van Drunen

Split Open

Split Open
Acrylic on illustration board, 20″ × 30″

- Split Open -

The red, orange and yellow parts of this piece were stripped from another painting. I used the process of paint peeling to support this idea of being ripped open and displaced.

One Week

One Week
Acrylic on canvas, 18″ × 24″ (Sold)

- One Week -

This depicts a very difficult week in my life. Each colour is linked to an emotion and feeling during that time period. The swipe was done with one stroke straight across, depicting the way time passing and emotions get mixed, situations ebb and interact.

Dirt Blood Purity

Dirt Blood Purity
Acrylic on canvas, 18″ × 24″

Bombing of Dresden

Bombing of Dresden
Acrylic on canvas, 16″ × 48″

Full / Some

Full / Some
Acrylic on canvas, 16″ × 24″

Galen's Window

Galen's Window
Acrylic on canvas, 16″ × 48″

Fireworks

Fireworks
Acrylic on canvas, 11″ × 14″

Rains

Rains
Acrylic on canvas, 12″ × 12″ (Sold)

About Me

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David was born in Guelph, Ontario and moved to Peterborough. He was awarded the deVries Family Scholarship for the Arts. He graduated from the Art Institute of Toronto with an Advanced Diploma in Game Art and Design.
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