DAVID ATKINS
Front Cover: Rainy Night, Paris – oil on canvas – 57 x 51cm
From Street to Sand
From Street to Sand
As a student, we were always encouraged to immerse ourselves in great art. Every year, we were taken abroad to explore and learn—Italy, Spain, Russia, and Paris became sources of inspiration, excitement, and knowledge. These visits planted a seed in me that continues to flourish even today.
As a student, we were always encouraged to immerse ourselves in great art. Every year, we were taken abroad to explore and learn—Italy, Spain, Russia, and Paris became sources of inspiration, excitement, and knowledge. These visits planted a seed in me that continues to flourish even today.
I have never lost the desire to return to these places and reflect on the experiences they offer. The joy of early morning sunshine at a café by an Italian lake, the charm of a rainy winter’s day in Paris, the vibrant bustle of a market with its kaleidoscope of colours and aromas, or the serenity of a summer morning in London—all these moments have stayed with me.
I have never lost the desire to return to these places and reflect on the experiences they offer. The joy of early morning sunshine at a café by an Italian lake, the charm of a rainy winter’s day in Paris, the vibrant bustle of a market with its kaleidoscope of colours and aromas, or the serenity of a summer morning in London—all these moments have stayed with me.
For me, painting is about capturing a feeling. In this new body of work, I aimed to respond to and recollect these experiences, expressing the sheer thrill and inspiration they bring. These pieces are a celebration of being alive and embracing the beauty of the world around me.
For me, painting is about capturing a feeling. In this new body of work, I aimed to respond to and recollect these experiences, expressing the sheer thrill and inspiration they bring. These pieces are a celebration of being alive and embracing the beauty of the world around me.
Misty Day on Studland Bay oil on board – 51 x 46cm
Morning at the Café by Lake Orta, Italy oil on canvas – 90 x 80cm
The Island of San Giulio, Italy I oil on board – 41 x 41cm
View of Notre-Dame, Paris oil on board – 21 x 20cm
Autumn Evening Skies, Harbour Cove, Cornwall oil on board – 50 x 50cm
View of Notre-Dame, Paris oil on board – 21 x 20cm
Market Day, Orta San Giulio, Italy oil on canvas – 90 x 70cm
Morning Light, Orta San Giulio, Italy oil on canvas – 90 x 70cm
Autumn Day on Camber Sands oil on canvas – 100 x 100cm
Horse Rider in the Ashdown Forest oil on board – 46 x 40m
Early Morning in Autumn, London I oil on board – 41 x 36cm
Evening, Orta San Giulio, Italy oil on canvas – 90 x 80cm
September Morning in Rome III oil on board – 36 x 30cm
Summers Day, Asos, Greece oil on board – 40 x 30cm
Back Streets of Orta, Italy oil on board – 30 x 25cm
Cafe in the Square, Orta San Giulio, Italy oil on board – 27 x 25cm
Boats Moored on the River Orwell oil on board – 36 x 41cm
A Winter Evening, Montmartre oil on board – 41 x 35cm
Early Morning in Autumn, London II oil on canvas – 61 x 51cm
The Sea in Autumn oil on canvas – 80 x 80cm
September Morning Rome I oil on canvas – 30 x 30cm
September Morning Rome II oil on canvas – 30 x 30cm
Morning at the Market. Valencia II oil on board – 51 x 61cm
The Piazza on a Morning in Spring I oil on board – 46 x 40cm
September by the Lake, Italy oil on canvas – 81 x 61cm
The Old Boat Yard, River Orwell. Suffolk oil on board – 41 x 35cm
Place du Tertre, Montmartre oil on board – 36 x 30cm
On a Summers Evening oil on board – 20 x 21cm
By The Fruit Stall, Valencia Market oil on board – 61 x 81cm
On a Summer Morning in London oil on board – 61 x 81cm
A Busy Morning in Rome oil on board – 41 x 41cm
Rome on a Day in September oil on board – 36 x 30cm
Summer Morning, Portland, Dorset oil on board – 61 x 56cm
Evening Light, Camel Estuary. Cornwall oil on board – 46 x 40cm
Rainy Morning Paris oil on board – 71 x 100cm
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Rainy Night, Paris oil on canvas – 57 x 51cm
View to Lake Orta, Italy oil on canvas – 90 x 70cm
BIOGRAPHY
1964 Born, Greenwich, London. England
1982-1983 St Martins School of Art, London. Foundation Course
1983-1986 Winchester School of Art (BA Fine Art Honors Degree, First Class: Painting)
1993-1995 PGCE Post Compulsory Education.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025 ‘From Street to Sand’, Thackeray Gallery, London
2024 ‘Different Times Other Places’, Campden Gallery
2023 ‘Sea Paths and City Streets’, Thackeray Gallery, London
2022 The Ashdown and Rye Bay Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells North Norfolk Paintings, Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2021 ‘A Glimpse of Blue’, Thackeray Gallery, London
2019 ‘In Ireland & Italy’ Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
‘The Ashdown & Rye Bay’, Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
2018 ‘Light of Day’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; ‘New Paintings’, McAllister Thomas Gallery; ‘North Norfolk’, Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2017 ‘Ashdown & Beyond’, Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, ‘Rivers, Rocks & Mountains’, McAllister Thomas Gallery
2016 ‘Land, Sea & Sky’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk; McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
2015 ‘A Slight Chance of Rain’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; ‘Shared Journey’s’, McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
2014 ‘Weather & Light. On a Journey with Turner’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey; Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2013 ‘London Life’, Albemarle Gallery, London; ‘Under English Skies’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; ‘Devon & Cornwall’, McAllister Thomas Gallery
2012 McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey; Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells; Red Rag Gallery, Bath
2011 ‘A Journey in Two Cities’, Campden Gallery; McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2010 ‘Venice’, Albemarle Gallery, London; Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
2009 ‘Land & City Light’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk; Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
SOLO EXHIBITIONS CONT.:
2008
Albemarle Gallery, London
2007 Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2006 Albemarle Gallery, London
2005 Stables Gallery, Northern Ireland; Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2004
Albemarle Gallery, London
2003 Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells; Fairfax Gallery, Norfolk
2002 Albemarle Gallery, London
2001 The White Gallery, Brighton
1991 Tall House Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Gallery Artists Show, Thackeray Gallery, London
2024 ‘Discerning Eye’, Mall Galleries, London; Gallery Artists Show, Thackeray Gallery, London
2022 ‘The Land and Sea V’, Thackeray Gallery, London
2021 Gallery Artists Show, Thackeray Gallery, London; ‘In the Mind’s Eye’, Sladers Yard, Dorset
2019 ‘Drawing on Dorset’, Durlston Gallery, Dorset; ‘Spring’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
2018 Marine Society Annual Exhibition; Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition; Quantum Contemporary Art
2015 ‘Anniversary Exhibition’, Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells; ‘Paintings of Oxford’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire.
2013 ‘The Art of Making’, Bournemouth University
2012 ‘AQUEOUS’, Albemarle Gallery, London; Courcoux and Courcoux, Hampshire
‘94-’11 ‘Site Unseen’, Olympic Delivery Authority, London; McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey; Red Rag Gallery, Bath; Albany Gallery, Cardiff; Courcoux and Courcoux,, Hampshire; Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells; Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford; Beaux Arts, Bath; Campden Gallery, Gloucester; Stables Gallery, Ireland; Laing Landscape Exhibition, London; ‘Landmark.
A Survey of British Landscape Painting’, Bournemouth University; Offer Waterman Fine Art London
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
2006 Hampshire County Council Collection; Russell Coates Museum, Bournemouth
1992 Guildhall, Kingston, London.
1986 Creasy Collection, Salisbury
AWARDS:
2018 Baltic Exchange Award. Marine Society Annual Exhibition.
2012 Aesthetica Magazine Competition. Runner Up
2011 Aesthetica Magazine Competition. Highly commended
2003 The Horan Prize for Painting. Awarded at the NEAC Exhibition. London
2001 The Laing Landscape Award
2000 The Facade International Prize for Painting at The Discerning Eye; The Chichester Open (Prize Winner)
1999 Bideford Open. Prize Winner.
1993 Atlantis Young Artist Award. 1st Prize.
1986 The Bateson Mason Award for Drawing.
PUBLICATIONS:
2019 ‘Drawing on Dorset’, Publication to accompany the touring exhibition
‘In Ireland & Italy’. Exhibition catalogue Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
2017 ‘Drawing & Painting the Landscape.’ Phil Tyler published by Crowwood Press
2016 ‘Land, Sea & Sky’ exhibition catalogue Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
2015 ‘A Slight Chance of Rain’, Exhibition catalogue Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire; ‘Shared Journey’s’, McAllister Thomas Gallery, Surrey
2014 ‘Weather & Light. On a Journey with Turner’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
2012 ‘Under English Skies’, Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire
2011 ‘A Journey in Two Cities’, Campden Gallery; Aesthetica Creative Works, catalogue; Public Collections catalogue, South Dorset County Council
2009 ‘Land & City Light’, exhibition catalogue, Campden Gallery
2007 Public Collections catalogue, Hampshire County Council
2002/13 Exhibition catalogues, Albemarle Gallery, Forward by Brian Sewell
2002 Laing PLC calendar 1998
1998 BBC film for Beatrice Royal Art Gallery; Artists & Illustrators Magazine. Oct issue.
COMMISSIONS:
1986 Four murals for the GLC at Eltham Park Swimming Pool.
