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Exhibition
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David
Grieve was introduced to oil painting at a young age.
As a child he would often accompany his mother to
a group oil painting class. It was at the young age
of nine that he created his first oil painting and
his love of creating, blossomed throughout his adolescence.
David was the recipient of the Michael Scotchmer scholarship,
studying Fine Arts at the University of Guelph. As
a student, David was given the opportunity to display
his work in the Zavitz Galley in Guelph, Ontario,
receiving positive reviews and giving him the opportunity
to encounter and connect with collectors
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His inspiration comes from walking along pathways
through protected natural areas. Recalling the sense
of tranquil beauty David says, "The path itself is
like a metaphor for life. It is a journey from beginning
to end, with ups and downs and twists along the way.
The sun shines brightly through the open spaces in
the canopy of trees, while in other areas, Icing,
dark shadows are cast across the pathway. One thing
is certain however, the end of the path opens into
an expansive field, akin to Heaven, as our journey
of life inevitably comes to an end."
The landscape paintings often focus on one solitary
tree standing alone in an open space. His technique
of cropping sections allows the observer to focus
more carefully o on one area without taking the entire
piece for granted. The use of rich, organic, autumn
colours represent the maturity of the tree in the
cycle of life, providing the observer wit with a strong
sense of change, as the landscape ages and decays.
The beauty found in aspects of time and change is
the ever present theme underlying the paintings he
creates.
Surrounded by trees and fields, David's home studio
in Brantford, Ontario, Canada keeps him close to his
wife and three young sons.
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