‘Maxfield’s Star’ by David Knowles, 40” x 40” (Buy it here)
David Knowles is a leading Contemporary Romantic Realist Artist who paints the bright, intense light of New Zealand.
When this delightful piece was chosen for the Inspirationz catalogue, it was rechristened “Imagination.” It’s that I can see here, a child finding that spark, that idea that, will challenge them and set their course for a lifetime.
No wonder it can make even hardened pedagogues cry.
When I posted last night’s art post, the stunning sculpture by Mt Eden sculptor Shona Lyon, an old memory stirred. A memory revived by an email this morning.
It was a memory of this painting from several years ago by Wairarapa artist David Knowles, in a pose that looks oddly similar …
This is a new landscape by Wairarapa painter David Knowles.
A majestic use of space.
Just stunning.
Tranquillity captured on canvas.
A new work here by Wairarapa artist David Knowles, “an unashamed homage to the 'Sculpture of Dominique' scene in The Fountainhead. I have used the electricity between bright yellow and dull blue to accentuate the theme of a light in the gloom,” says David.
You can see this and many more new works by David at an exhibition opening this weekend at the new Icon Gallery in Masterton – or, of course, at David’s website Real Art.
‘Headland’ – a striking oil on board landscape by Carterton artist David Kowles.
Check out all his work at his website DavidKNowlesArt.Com, buy his work at the Quent Cordair Gallery or this local website, commission a portrait, and keep your eyes peeled here at NOT PC for some exciting news about David that will be good for you too.