David Westwood

I have sold 12 originals to date, these have been international sales and over 100 prints via Saatchi art and other outlets. My most recent sale was of "The Victorian Gay Scene. This was sold to a collector in New York, USA.
I am a 56-year-old gay man from a working-class background, living in Greater Birmingham, UK.

I began creating by writing books and screenplays. I turned to painting in 2013 when a 9 year relationship ended. My evenings became lonely so I painted to fill an empty space. I suffer with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depression and Anxiety, I am also Dyslexic. My disabilities give me the ability to visualize complex images. I paint what I feel about what I see rather than merely what I see. I am telling stories with my paintings. It is for the observer to decide what the story is. It may be different things to different people.

It was recently put to me by the buyer of my artwork, The Price of Sugar, that I often (not always) deal with emotive and hard-hitting issues with a touch of humor. I think he is right. I have sold a number of originals. Most recently I sold my oil painting, A Royal Dilemma to a professional collector/ art dealer in Texas, United Sates, via Saatchi Art, also I have sold The ...

I have 23 qualifications, including a history degree and a professional qualification in law, but only one of my qualifications is art based, a C.S.E art, which I studied at High School.

I have a strong online presence and exhibit often. I am always on the look out for new exhibitions within the UK.