David Wilkinson’s Artistic Take On Outdoor Scenes

With a lifelong love of the outdoors, David Wilkinson draws inspiration from both natural beauty and his treasured memories of the British countryside to create award-winning paintings, including a recently celebrated piece titled, “Wild Light”.

Venturing on a camping trip through the northwest coast of Scotland, David stumbled upon the picturesque Sandwood Bay and felt himself immediately inspired to capture the exquisite scene.

“The light and colours on show were terrific,” David reminisced.

“Wild Light was a bit of a change in style for me, more spontaneous and adventurous with colours and contrasts – I personally like it very much as there is a lot of feeling in it, but was less sure how it might stand up to public showing.”

With the encouragement of a few of David’s closest friends and family, he made the decision to enter his piece into the 46th Hinchinbrook Art Awards where he was absolutely delighted to be awarded first prize.

“Having been to the TYTO Regional Art Gallery to see the exhibition, I fully understand, and feel what other artists mean when they have won an award and speak of feeling humbled by all the other great works and talent on display, as that is exactly how I feel,” explained David.

“TYTO is a brilliant gallery, and I’m thrilled to have achieved my first career award here.”

David discovered his passion for painting in 2019 after dabbling with oils and acrylics. Embarking on a self-guided artistic journey, David captures both sun-soaked scenes from Australia as well as moody British settings – drawing from his memories of living in the United Kingdom.

Looking ahead, David has been offered the outstanding opportunity to showcase his artwork at the Gallery East in Sydney’s Clovelly in November of 2025, and cannot wait to continue exploring his passion.

“I feel very much on a journey, we will see where painting takes me!”