Urban Living No 1 by Darryl Downie

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ARTIST NOTES: Urban Living No. 1 is a vibrant watercolor mounted on an acrylic composite panel and sealed with a protective wax finish. This piece captures the energy and layered textures of city life, blending playful architectural forms with fleeting human interactions. Bold color contrasts and fluid brushwork evoke a sense of movement and spontaneity, inviting viewers to experience the urban landscape as both a physical space and a living narrative. The work reflects a celebration of community, rhythm, and the everyday poetry found in metropolitan moments.

DIMENSIONS (Height - 72.50 cm X Width - 72.50 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE Watercolour on Other
GENRE Streetscape
REGISTERED NRN # 000-45862-0151-01
COPYRIGHT © Darryl Downie
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Artist: Darryl Downie



ARTIST BIO

Who am I? This is something I ask myself quite often.

I'm a working father and husband who has a creative urge that needs to be fulfilled. For a while now I've concentrated on raising and providing for my family, but now they're older, and I have time on my hands to indulge my creative spirit.

My passion is watercolour, but I also find that soft pastels give that tactile sensation that you just don't get in any other medium. There is something creamy and sensual in the way the pigment goes on the paper. Watercolour on the other hand is always a surprise, the wonderful way that colours intermix on the paper just doesn't happen with anything else.

I've recently ventured into Oil painting, which I really enjoy. I have a simple style which is still developing, ideally I'd like to keep it simple and unpretentious, but allowing multiple layers of colour and complexity to show through.

 And just for good measure I occasionally venture into Acrylics, these have been mostly black and white celebrity portraits, my wife has 2 of them in her dressing room that she will never part with.