Lockdown

This is a portrait of David’s wife Kat Fraser and their child, within the limbo of lockdown. David’s artworks contain a temporal narrative, with past, present and future flowing from left to right. “Mother and child sit firmly in the stagnant present, focused on the unknown future of tomorrow and on the pandemic’s ill-defined ‘new normal’. The repetitive sense of yesterday and the day before is wrapped up in the now.

The portrait also hints to the sitters’ engaging in the everyday colour, humour and wonder found in slowing down and being present. David, Kat and their child live in Brisbane and, when not in lockdown, enjoy long walks along the Brisbane river, waving at passing City Cats and ubiquitous bin chickens.”

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David Wells was born 1977 into an artistic family. He is an eclectic artist having worked professionally as an actor, graphic artist, dancer, web designer, circus and street performer, musician, children's entertainer and visual artist.

He has exhibited extensively, and has been award over 30 prizes for his art.

His work has been regularly published in international journals, and has featured on the cover of both “The Artists Magazine” (2009) and “The Pastel Journal.” (2009 and 2014)
In 2014 his portrait of HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was accepted as a gift by the Royal Family and now hangs in Kensington Palace.

"I believe that a living person is more interesting then any artwork ever made; therefore, everyone is a masterpiece waiting to be painted.”