© David Chadwick
Jottings and Daubs
by David Chadwick
I’m putting all my stuff on line. mainly oil paintings, the
medium I like to work in, but also some older cartoons and
some written work. I’ve spent the last twenty years as a
freelance journalist and editor, writing about architectural
software, and the latest technology and processes used in
the construction industry.
Now I intend to explore further, trying new techniques and
experimenting a bit. I started painting 50 years ago, but life
sort of intervened a bit - and here’s your first lesson - don’t
waste your time but find some way to keep painting. I have
to learn all over again - not that I had great technique in the
past - but I’m a dab hand with polystyrene and chicken wire.
This and That
The gallery contains a number of
themes. You can probably tell that
my inspiration comes from the
impressionist periods - and with no
particular artist singled out. You
might say I am an artist out of my
time. Over time I hope that I can get
closer to understanding why their
paintings, some conducted with no
great skill, make such an impression
on people.
Charles Fenemore, seeing the descent
of his contemporaries into various states
dementia and the effect it has on friends
and relatives, decides he wants to meet
his fate on his own terms. He buys a boat
with the intention of sailing into the sunset
until he is overtaken by whatever ending
life throws at him. His son, his sole
confidente, and an inquisitive journalist,
both get taken up by his adventure, which,
following an encounter with a young
female and her former partner, takes
a dangerous but interesting turn.
Kicking the Bucket
Paintings
Cartoons
Street Art
Music
My blog
Posting regularly about everything and anything, but mainly about
what’s on this website. May even include a blog or two about mushroom
foraging and learning to play the piano (it has a high combo of visual,
cerebral and digital stimuli - the things that keep brains ticking over and
helping to delay the onset of dementia). Your comments welcome.
And………
The Blog takes you to another website, so
keep a tab open to this page.