Local Life - Wigan - December 2020

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tractor rides from the Plantation Gates to Haigh Hall and
all of this will be combined with Wigan speak as poems.”
David’s hope is that the bespoke Wigan dialect will
narrate and compliment the paintings, telling the story of
his most favourite childhood memories.
David’s work has really travelled, and he is proud to be
exhibited in places from the Manchester Academy of Fine
Arts and the Royal Scottish Academy to the O2 Arena
London and the Turn Pike Gallery. David’s paintings
have been featured five times in the summer exhibition
at London’s prestigious Royal Academy; with one of
David’s portrait paintings also being exhibited at the
Royal Society of portrait painters. David credits one of
his proudest moments as walking
up the staircase in the
gallery at the Royal
Academy
Summer show, he continues, “When I exhibited in
London for the first time in 1990, I felt like I was following
in the steps of other great artists and I can’t really put
that feeling into words. I am also hugely proud to be a
member of the Manchester Royal Academy, it’s great to
be acknowledged for doing something that brings you
great joy and for other people to enjoy it as well.”
With such an extensive list of accolades what could
possibly be left on David’s bucket list? When I put this to
him, it is obvious that he isn’t about to rest on his laurels
when it comes to his passion. He tells me, “Well when it
comes to my bucket list, my main aim is to further develop
my career as an Artist and see where that can take
me. I would also like to travel, once the lockdowns
are lifted and create some artwork featuring
the countries and experiences I have, in
the places I visit. The main aim is to be
able to continue what I am doing,
having my collections shown in
exhibitions plus I would love
more involvement in the
London mall galleries.”
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