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  • Autumn Creeps In To The Summer Wood

    Oil on 12oz cotton duck canvas 5′ x 5′   I’m working on this study of the woods near Sleningford at the moment. It is quite a big piece at five feet…

  • London

    I was in London this week to deliver an oil painting to some lovely customers. The Thames changed colour from minute to minute but I liked its brown hues the best. I…

  • Ripon Canal

      David Stead has been working on a series of pictures in mixed media on handmade paper. this new work is of Ripon canal. The Ripon Canal was built by the canal…

  • Sea Life

    David has been working at the coast recently and this is reflected in many of the new works appearing on the site at the moment:  

  • Northumberland

          Couple of days in the wonderful Northumberland – this from today near Craster:

  • My latest piece for Caught By The River

      The river Ure snakes through a 350ft gorge cloaked with Oak, beech, sycamore and ash; a dramatic and beautiful foreground to a view that stretches across the vale of York to…

  • Prints

    Some of the paintings from the River Ure Project are available as large scale signed, limited edition prints, including ‘Bend In The River’. The print measures 824mm x 540mm and is printed…

  • Back on the River Ure Project

    Home from our travels it’s nice to be working by the river again. Much has changed since I was last here and yesterday the water level was very low. Despite the brisk…