David was trained as an architect at the Architectural Association in London and then réturned mid term to carry out a Post Graduate Diploma in Building Conservation. He was a Fifth Year Prize winder and with honours in his post graduate course.
David was inspired at school by an extraordiparily competent art master, Warwick Metcalf who encouraged his pupils to always be engaged in the Fine Arts. So David has continued his path in painting throughout his career and also. encouraged other artists to be involved in his building projects.
David set out in his architectural career in providing homes for housing associations, this developed in private practice to providing homes and work spaces for authors. David was always keen to develop opportunities for artists to work on his commissions and notably in Norfolk he was given a room of his own to develop using Anita Lear as a marquetry specialist, murals within the building, and a manner in restoring grace to the building of which its exterior had been unfortunately painted with unforgiving paint by work from students of the Royal College of Art. This project received two awards from the Norfolk Association of Architects.
One of David’s most successful projects was for the ‘safe’ house in London for Salman Rushdie where he lived in relative safety during the Fatwa’ for a period of ten years. Here it was not only necessary to provide a building which was protected but also that had areas which could be used if the building had been assaulted.
However this was a building that held a family with young children and needed to be a humane space so David designed all from the layout, wallings, artwork and furniture to make it into a humane space, The building, sadly, has since been demolished.
David’s artwork is from a very strong resource of nearly 30 years ago and has matured with his work with Sally in Lincolnshire to produce a considerable collection. After Sally’s death in 2021 he has re-examined his purpose in producing artwork and has set out a framework where his endeavours are directed to a more fundamental purpose.
Arts Loci retains a considerable collection of David’s artwork from his early days at school and college to the present.
