A contemporary visual artist, David Lucas draws inspiration from skies, land, sea, horizons, comets, space, rainbows, light and shadow. His visual language involves expressive gestural mark making and painterly abstraction, using intense colour, contour and shape.
‘Solway no.5′(Shaft of Light)107 x 169cm, oil on canvas, selected for ‘JOYFUL’ at Cupola Contemporary Art, 178 Middlewood Rd, Sheffield S6 1TD.
It is the latest addition to the series inspired by the unique character and beauty of the Solway Plain and surrounding area in north Cumbria, featuring in this painting the view across the sea, of the Scottish lowland fells, including the highest peak Criffel.
‘Solway no.4′(Shaft of Light series)107 x 169cm, oil on canvas, photographed on display in ‘Cornucopia’ a selected group exhibition at Cupola Contemporary Art .
‘Solway no.1(Shaft of Light series)’, 107 x 169cm, oil on canvas is the first of the new series, which is inspired by the landscape of north Cumbria.
‘Shadow no.2’, was featured in ‘CUPOLA 30’, and several installation shots have been added to the images in the Installs section.
Work in progress, and on display in private collections and exhibitions : on Instagram
David can be found at Cupola Contemporary Art / Saatchiart / and Pollock-Krasner Foundation .