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In Hackfall Wood
A new painting in the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series: In Hackfall Wood. Set in a 350ft gorge near Ripon, Hackfall was bought in 1731 by John Aislabie, famous for his…
August 23, 2016 -
Fountains Journey
I’ve started an oil on canvas 1200mm x 600mm of Fountains Abbey as part of the ‘In the Footsteps of Turner’ series. It’s from a mixed media piece I did recently and…
July 2, 2016 -
Fountains Abbey (In the Footsteps of Turner)
I’ve been working on the ‘In The Footsteps Of Turner’ exhibition . This study is of the World Heritage site Fountains Abbey which I have painted many times. Turner sketched and painted…
July 1, 2016 -
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…
April 26, 2015 -
New set of mounted prints
We have a new set of mounted prints arriving in the David Stead Gallery this week; all are from original pen and ink drawings by David Stead. Each print is 10″ x 8″,…
December 3, 2014 -
New – Signed limited edition print
David Stead gallery is proud to announce that ‘Bend in the River’ is now available as a large format, signed, limited edition print. The print (an edition of only 150) measures 870mm…
November 30, 2013 -
Exhibition (River Ure Project)
The first ‘River Ure Project’ exhibition opens with a private view at David Stead Gallery on Fri October 4th at 6.30pm. The exhibition featuring writings on the river and many new…
September 21, 2013 -
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Tickets
The usual pile of bills hits the mat on this dour day of gunmetal skies, drizzle damp pavements and hissing traffic. Ok – the winter has been a good one with some…
April 29, 2013 -
Horses
Another bitter day and snow is whipping in from the east. I’m going up to Kilgram bridge to make a snowy picture of the river Ure but already as I set off,…
April 18, 2013 -
Head of the Ure
It’s not that I’m completely unsociable – I can talk shite over a pint of Black Sheep as well as the next man, but when I’m working I have to give it…
April 16, 2013 -
Maquette
When I was a teenager I was lucky enough to work on a farm run by two brothers who kept Clydesdale horses. As young men they had worked the farm with horses…
March 16, 2013
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