David Poxon
Biography
David Poxon was born in the industrial heartland of England and now lives in the rural countryside of Shropshire, UK. He is a signature member of the National Watercolour Society of America (NWS), and in 2015 served on its jury of selection. He is an Awards Juror for international watercolour exhibitions and a curator and organiser of the International Watercolour Masters exhibitions in the UK. He has also led workshops in the USA, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Far East, Asia and the UK. He has won awards and accolades for the precision and craftsmanship of his paintings, is the author of two books on drawing techniques, and has contributed articles to art magazines and appeared in art books worldwide.
Artist Statement
David Poxon finds inspiration in quiet corners of the world which, for a few brief moments, take on a deeper significance. The commonplace and overlooked become his subject matter as nature slowly reclaims what people have abandoned or cast aside, creating a fragile beauty that is ever changing. He is particularly interested in the relationship between objects and their environment, and in conveying something of the essence of humble, overlooked places and things.
Working exclusively in pure watercolour, Poxon uses a painstaking multi-glazing technique. His paintings begin as drawings made on subject-hunting trips, accompanied by notes and photographs for studio reference. He applies multiple layers of transparent paint to pre-stretched heavy paper on board, each layer delicately modulating the colours beneath. He does not use white paint, instead preserving areas of the paper. The process requires considerable planning and can take many weeks, giving him the time and space to engage deeply with the places and things he paints. For Poxon, watercolour is not a race, but a search for oneself.