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David Blackwood
In the small town of Wesleyville, Newfoundland, another
of a thousand Canadian artists was born in the year 1941. David
comes from a long line of sailors and fishermen. His father became
captain of his own ship at the age of seventeen, his grandfather was a
sealing captain in "the era of the great sealing masters", and
David was inspired many times by their stories of adventure at sea.
These stories and images pressed into his mind and inspired a number of
his artworks.
David graduated with honors from the Ontario college of
art in 1963 and traveled the United States visiting museums and art
galleries. Straight out of college, he taught art at Trinity college
school and OCA. He then studied independently from 1964 to 1969
before becoming artist-in-residence at U of T Erindale college. 
"For Edgar Glover: The Splitting Table" 1999. Etching 24
x 36 inches
Blackwood began his art career with life and death at
sea as his recurring subject, but he has moved on to focusing more on
people and their relationships with events and other people in
Canada. One thing always portrayed in all of his artworks, however,
is the ocean.
Blackwood uses many different mediums, including
drawings, watercolors and prints. He also did many monotypes, which
just so happens to be our current project in class. This is done by
making one unique print by painting on a glass plate and pressing paper
onto it.
He co-wrote two books, including an auto-biography, and
currently lives in Port Hope, Ontario, with two art studios, one in Port
Hope and one in Newfoundland. 
"Portrait
of Heber Fifield as a Great Mummer" 2000. Etching 36 x 24 inches.
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