David Fowles

David Fowles Biography

Born in Shrewsbury in 1949 David Fowles initially trained as a civil engineer before going on to teach religion and art, and later paint full time. As a young man David was a keen fisherman and spent many days playing on the banks of the River Severn. This setting has been the inspiration for his paintings, predominantly landscapes and river scenes. David explains �The River Severn plays an important role as an attachment to my childhood memories. Recapturing the views and atmosphere of the countryside is my true inspiration� David's subjects are landscapes executed in oils on canvas. He takes inspiration from the great impressionistic artists such as Claude Monet 1840-1926 and Alfred Sisley 1839-1899. Always painting outside, never from photographs David believes � A landscape must be painted before the motif, the flux, movement changes are what landscapes painting is all about.�