Q:"Where do your ideas come from?"
DG: "My Ideas usually begin from a need to express something.
The ideas themselves can be bourne from anything... vivid dreams, a descending melody line in a song, a sudden sense of inexplicable melancholy looking at something-the ocean perhaps, a line in a book, the sense of awe I get looking at great art-wanting my best to bestow any kind of legacy, my own innate frustration over something, an injustice-be it in religion and politics, or a dark corner of the world, festering memories, or last nights cheese...it's then that a seed of an idea will germinate."

Q:"What are your working methods and teqniques.
DG: I'm nocturnal by nature, so most of my 'method' occurs at night, and generally starts from a vague sketch, which I may have furiously scrawled on a post it earlier.
I'll work through a number of phases amplifying the form, dissecting it, until I'm happy that it parralels the vision in my head, as well as some indescribable aesthetic sense.

When I begin to paint, I decide the base hues which will inform my palette,and start by laying the colors down in washes. Its a process of layering, working the darkest tones first, and building to the highlights, thickening the paint with varying brushes, and fleshing out the form.

Whilst this is going on, I may be surrounded by an audience of open books, or imagery I've downloaded from the internet. It will usually be accompanied by a little music-preferably electronic-something from my Pandora list perhaps, and a good bottle of wine to loosen the edges.

Q;"I want to use one of your paintings for a tattoo-is that okay?"
A:Yes, although we do not currently license tattoo artists to offer my images in their studios, we are honoured and consider it a huge compliment.

Please feel free to e-mail us the results-and provided you are comfortable, we'd love to feature it in a gallery someday-with a credit of course.

Q: "I’m part of a group, and want to use your art for Signatures, Tubing and Avatars?"
A: Sorry-currently, we do not allow the use of my art for the purposes of sigs, tags, tubing or avatars. My Art can be used however to decorate blogs or websites, provided that the images are unaltered by text, sparkles or distortions,that there is a link to my website and ©mark, and that it isn't being used to illustrate questionable,political or religious content.

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