David Knowles is a Contemporary Romantic Realist Artist. He paints the bright, intense light of life in New Zealand, where he lives and works from his home in Woodside, near Greytown.

"Wherever I am and whatever I'm doing, I see paintings.  I see concepts, ideas, people and places that I develop in my mind and then paint.  Some ideas germinate and then over time develop into a need to be expressed. 

Before I begin sketching and before making a mark of any kind, the painting has already been created in my mind, but the challenge is to bring the idea to life.  Sometimes it can be a battle, but as the idea strengthens and quietly develops, the work flows.

I am a deliberate painter.  Every touch on the canvas is essential.  However a lot of how I develop a painting is instinctive. A lot of what I do, I do because it feels right.

Everything I paint is visually expressing an aspect of my very positive 'sense of life'.

I enjoy everything about painting, from the overall sense of free creative power to the tactile feel of the paint stroked onto the canvas. I love to paint."