LOOKING / 01
Start with the object
A tricycle is also a machine, a memory and a choreography of circles. Careful looking supplies the composition.
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Notes from the studio
A place for sketches, close-ups, working thoughts and the small decisions that accumulate into a painting. David’s own notes can replace these first-draft observations over time.
CROPPING / 02
Choose the charged edge
The frame can withhold as much as it reveals. A close crop gives familiar material a new pressure.
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DRAWING / 03
Structure before spectacle
Line establishes proportion, rhythm and trust. Detail arrives through patience, not decoration.
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COLOUR / 04
Let colour do the talking
Red, yellow and deep blue behave like voices: each has a volume, a pace and a role.
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