About David Thomas

David Thomas was born four doors down from the famous art-deco Hoover factory in Perivale, Middlesex in 1953 and has lived and worked in Yorkshire since 1989.

David Thomas produces paintings and drawings mostly on a still life theme. He spends as much time as possible paying close attention to things of little account.

“I’m fascinated by the process of authentication and signification that objects go through before being accepted into a collection or grouping, how we make judgments between importance and insignificance.

“I value painting and drawing as a means of ordering rather than just recording the visual. And for the way in which they present a more true way of understanding than that offered by ‘the dull certainty of words’ ”.

Upcoming Events
This autumn David will be showing work at the Great North Art Show in Ripon Cathedral, 3-24 September. Come and meet him at the fantastic Palace Art Fair in Fulham Palace, beside the Thames in London, 6-9 October. This November he'll be showing a small group of paintings and drawings at "one of the best 10 rare bookshops in the country" (the Independent), Ken Spelman's in York. And he'll also be showing work in Craven Contemporary Christmas at the Craven Museum and Gallery, sited in Skipton Town Hall, during November & December. For further information about these events please see the Links page or contact David directly.