David Axtell

Brought up in Oxford and currently residing in Cornwall. Working as a Freelance Illustrator and as a Commercial Artist in Oils on canvas and wooden panels. With an interest in the relationship and interaction between people and the sea. David works with a narrative that pulls in the viewer by using figurative subjects. Inspired by Pulchrum - 'The Power of Beauty' and in Remodernism. His paintings are caught somewhere between the solitude evident in an Edward Hopper painting with local insights reminiscent of the Newlyn School of artists.

Some works as an Illustrator - Bovril Revival 2010/11 campaign, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry book cover (Puffin at 70), George Harrison portrait for Mojo magazine, Fruits by Valerie Bloom MBE (1997 Nestle Smarties Book Award - Bronze medal winner), We're Going on a Lionhunt (Macmillan/Henry Holt USA) & The Ice Bears Cave by Mark Haddon (Harpercollins Children's books)

Illustrations in CONTACT source books 28,24,22,19,15,14,13,12 & 11

Runner-up in the BFC Mother Goose Award 1998 for 'Fruits' published by Macmillan Children's Books (Winner Mary Fedden for Motley the Cat by Susannah Amoore) Panel of Judges : Ian Beck, Joyce Dunbar, Wendy Cooling, Chris Powling, Tony Ross, Paul Hegarty & ...

Falmouth School of Art & Design
Banbury College of Art

2018
250th Royal Academy Exhibition - The Inspectors: Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un inspecting Lady Gaga's Homage to Duchamp Urinal selected for this years RA Summer Exhibition (Coordinated by Grayson Perry) Burlington House Piccadilly 12th June -19th August
2017
Imagine Falmouth – Falmouth Art Gallery 11th Nov - 20th Jan 2018
FAKE exhibition (Curated members show) CMR Projectspace Redruth 5th - 8th Oct & 15th
The Salthouse Gallery Exhibition of Paintings (St. Ives) Sept 23rd - 29th
Pop Up Poly Studios The Poly Falmouth 29th May - 4th June
Everything is F**ked CMRProjectSpace Redruth Feb 25th - 27th

2016
Penwith Associates Show 19th Nov – Jan 7th 2017
Inland Art Festival 'Prospect' CMR Projectspace Redruth Oct 21st - 23rd
Interpretation and Inspirations : The Poly Falmouth 6th - 11th June
Imagine Falmouth - Falmouth Art gallery 27th May - 16th July
Spring Exhibition Tregony Gallery

2015
Affordable August Penwith Society of Artists (Associate member) St.Ives
RCPS Summer Exhibition (The Poly Falmouth) Aug 13th-29th
EVOCATION Portraits at Pizza Express Falmouth Aug 3rd-16th
State of Play The Poly Falmouth 19th - 25th May
Redwing Gallery 'Austerity' exhibition 2nd - 27th May
Bedroom Tax & Austerity sho...