"I’m part of a group, and want to use your art for Signatures, Tubing and Avatars?"
Currently, David Gough is not allowing the use of his art for the purposes of signature tags, tubing, animations or avatars.Click the info link for details of art usage.

"I want to use one of your paintings for a tattoo-is that okay?"
Yes, although we do not currently license tattoo artists to offer Davids images in their studio's, we are honoured and consider it a huge compliment.
If it's appropriate, and provided the person doesn’t mind,we'd love to see a photo of the finished tattoo, and it can be e-mailed to me in jpeg format to david@davidgoughart.com

"I want to do a project on you at school/college, can I use some of your material or interview you?"
We love to accomodate students whenever we can, and if we have the time, will be as helpfull as possible. E-mail proposals to david@davidgoughart.com

"I want to use your images to decorate my blog/website/myspace etc..."
We have no issues with this, on three conditions...

	That the artwork must be unaltered-no text, sparkles, stretching etc.
	That you provide a link to my website, complete with a credit '© David Gough Art.'
	That the work is not being used to illustrate any content of a questionable nature.

"Where do your ideas come from?"
DG: "Ideas can be borne out of anything for me, but usually begin from a need to express something. I can look at every piece I've done, and tell you where I was, and what I was feeling at the time, so they are almost marker points in time for me.
An idea can begin from anything... a descending melody line in a song, a certain sense of melancholy looking at something-the ocean perhaps, a line in a book, the sense of awe I get looking at great art, my own innate frustration over something,an injustice, or a dark corner of the world, it's then that a seed of an idea will germinate."

"What are your working methods and techniques?
DG: " I either have a great moment of clarity or a vague form in mind, and it will take several rough sketches until it takes shape.I will always try and throw a spanner in if its too straight- laced, see how it will look if it's percieved this way, or that...When I paint, I start with a chiaruscuro method of painiting, starting with a heavy wash of burnt umber as the foundation.
I’ll then sketch the characters in charcoal and begin working the paint in layers. This is usually when I get happy accidents.. Once I’m happy with the background, I’ll start working in the lowlights of the figures, lightly layering the paint until the characters begin to take form. The highlights are when the characters begin to breathe life.'

'Who are your influences?'
David cites the following as being continuing inspirations: Dali, Fransisco Goya, Heironymous Bosch, Egon Schiele, Max Ernst, Max Beckman, Dorothea Tanning, Oscar Dominguez,William Hogarth, Roland Perose, Michael Parkes, Michael Hussar, David Bowie, Edgar Alan Poe, Bill Burroughs, Henry Miller, Roald Dahl, Kevin O'Neill.