Urban Art Association

Stellar piece Dan.

'The Queen Of Neon - spirit of Tokyo' - So I finally managed to finish my epic scale wall in Bristol ( Church Road, East Street ) after what seemed like everything was against me, weather, technical issue with the scissor lift, and not to mention the intense and overwhelming pain everyday from a massive gum infection! Anyway, i had to push on, as this wall I knew would be something special and I needed to do the best I could! So here it is, not the best photograph, will post some better pics at a later date, without the lift in shot and sunnier conditions!.

I had a lot of interest about my techniques in painting from local people, who were astonished I just went up and painted it. It's all freehand spray paint, no projections or stencils, or grids, just one man and some cans and an A4 reference print out! I love this way of working as it allows me to adapt as I paint and add things that weren't originally planned and adapt as things develop within the details of the mural, it means i can literally change it all at the wall! It does take some effort when sketching the face freehand and meant I had to keep coming down from the lift and checking for proportions, but I feel that this type of wall isn't just about the final result, it's abut a journey getting there, it's all abut the craft and I like to create every part of it, from the initial imagery reference, through to the final painting...it's all part of the final image, i don't like cutting corners. ( stencil pun )

Massive thanks to UPFEST for their help and the spot, and also to all the lovely people of Bristol for coming and chatting all day and to the lovely lady who lived down the road and brought us delicious coffee, toast and an amazing home made curry!! smile emoticon It made it such a great paint, one to remember, I do love Bristol!

My local gallery, I'll check it out. Btw, it's on Commercial Street not Commercial Road. The two are only 50 metres apart and they confuse a lot of people.

'Euphoria' one of three new 'Liquid Lights' series paintings on canvas on show at Lollipop Gallery

Thanks Craig, i guess it's natural progression!

I've asked to be added to the list for opening night. I'm looking forward to it.

... get them to do an article about you in their next issue ... tell them it would be a great tie in ... and it fills copy space for them

Nebula - Acrylic on canvas



Hyperspeed - Acrylic on canvas

'Liquid Lights' series / daytime - So here's four of my new paintings on canvas in my new series exploring the relationship of rain and light in daytime urban / city settings. It's a really exciting avenue to explore, and creates some beautiful and abstract imagery, it runs parallel with my dark, neon filled city paintings in the same 'Liquid Lights' urban impressionism series! The first two are on display at Lollipop Gallery in Commercial Street London, the third is on display at Beecroft Gallery in Southend Essex

'Nebula'


'Hyperspeed'


'Driving Rain'


'Storm'

I am having a weekend rest, no painting or studio work this weekend, i am having a nice relaxing 50km Ultra Marathon, in Salisbury tomorrow!

That's 50km ( 31 miles ) off stunning trail running, as part of the 'Salisbury 54321 Ultra 50km' - This is my 7th marathon this year, and I am running to raise money for Orangutan Veterinary Aid - OVAID​ - so please donate any amount you can, even £1 will make a difference ! uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/donate/makeDonationForFundraiserDisplay.action?fundraiserActivityId=593741

Love it! The night time ones are cool but these are my favourites. Really nice work.

really impressive Dan!