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David Wilde-Carr

@davidwildecarr.bsky.social

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Welsh Artist 🎨 Proudly Queer/Bi Developing my identity as an artist and as a person everyday. "Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection. The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul." — Marc Chagall

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 2

What do you do when the world tells you to be someone else? You shine brighter.
I’m bi. I’ve passed for years. But not anymore.
This is Erase This, Btch* – acrylic & pen on canvas, 100x75cm.
Pride is protest. I’m celebrating it loudly this year.

#pride #bi #queerart #erasethisbitch

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jul 20

This painting’s been staring at me for a year.

The rain this week brought it back. The smell, the sky, the puddles. That time after rain is called petrichor. So here it is:
Petrichor by the Park with the Pooch
#art #painting #petrichor #aftertherain #nostalgia #dogwalks #landscapeart #blueskyart

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Today, I worked on this painting. It's been sitting in the to-do pile for a while, but I sat with it for an hour today.

That's my win for the day. A magical hour with this beauty of a memory.

#Seaview
#oilpainting
#art
#memories #nostalgia
#todolists
#procrastination

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jul 6

'Babes in the wood'
Oil on canvas
50×75cm
Abstract original
Inspired by folklore

#babesinthewood #art
#oilpainting
#abstract

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jul 5

A work in progress

This one's about the connection between land and sea, the way nature moves in patterns and speaks without words. Fluid. Fractal. A quiet kind of language.

#abstractart #inspiration #timetorelax #selfcare #kindtoyourself #land #sea #nature #landscape #naturalworld

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 24

Portrait No. 10 – David Hockney

"Faces are the most interesting things we see... they are the most complicated things we see, and the most interesting." — David Hockney

I love capturing artists who’ve shaped the way I love art

#DavidHockney
#ContemporaryPortrait
#QueerArt
#PencilDrawing
#ArtStudy

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 20

'Broken and Healed'
&
'The Trauma in Between'

Not everything arrives loud
Some things creep in
So does healing

acrylic pens
40 x 30cm

#queerartist #healingjourney #mentalhealthart #lgbtqart #abstractexpression #traumaart #artasanoutlet #emotionalexpression #contemporaryart #boldlines

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Meet Tarquin. Tall. Queer. Legs for days. I heard tall queers get called giraffes, and honestly, it tracks. Then I found out male giraffes are basically gay 90% of the time. So, I had to paint one.
#queerart #lgbtqart #giraffeart #tarquin #tallandgay #queeranimals #legsfordays #artwithhumour

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 7

Chasing Divine Serenity

A painting about self care and how hard it is to find in a chaotic world. There’s a figure lying down and another sitting in the dark. That’s the quiet part. The bit I try to protect. Making it was my self care this week.
#queerartist #abstractart #selfcare #restasresistance

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 4

Intimacy
Acrylic and acrylic pens on canvas
76cm x 61cm

This one's about connection. About that electric space between bodies and souls. Any gender. Any shape. Any size. Just love in all its messy, beautiful honesty.

#queerartist #intimacy #connection #loveislove #lgbtqart #genderfree #pride #art

Reposted by David Wilde-Carr

Roger Kuhn @roger-kuhn.bsky.social · Jun 3

Air, Sea and Land installation

Okuda San Miguel

justkids.art/projects/air...

#art #sculpture #architecture #photography

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Reposted by David Wilde-Carr

PinkBobaTiger 💖💖💖💖💖 back again :) @pinkbobatiger.bsky.social · Jun 3

vase still life #gayart #gayartist #queerart #queerartist #gaydrawing #gayartwork #queerdrawing #queerartwork #gaynsfw #queernsfw #art #supportartists digital drawing

Pride rainbow colours. Still life. Minimal shading. 2 red walls make a corner. Orange dresser. Yellow vase with penis glans shaped lid sitting beside. 3 green carnations in the vase. A blue bottle of lube in front of the vase. Purple pansy poster with dark purple background hanging on left wall.

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 3

The Weight of a Secret

Acrylic and pen on canvas
Queer silence bends space. Closets don’t have corners. They spiral. Fold in. Stretch you thin. This painting is what that feels like.

#queerartist #lgbtq #abstractart #closetsandcorridors #prideart

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · Jun 2

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 28

An actual #workinprogress

A psychedelic abstract. Just the beginning of this one and so far I am liking the direction its taking.

#abstractart
#workinprogress
#mindfulness
#Painting
#playinart

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 28

Im a work in progress lol

#paintednails
#bi
#queer
#livingauthentically

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 27

"Distraction"

(30x20cm 2024)

A chaotic harmony of colour and line, this mixed media piece explores the grip of overstimulation. The swirl of thoughts, tech, and tangled emotions. Focus frays. Presence fractures.

#abstractart #adhd #neurodivergentart #welshartist #mixedmedia

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 26

Portraits 1–8 (+ a peek at No.9)
Van Gogh to Christine Kinsey, with Hilma, Gwen, and Shani in between. A reel of pencil portraits from Sketchbook 2—some legends, some quiet rebels, all part of my learning and my voice.

#art #portrait #drawing #sketchbook #queerart

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 26

Portrait No.7: Shani Rhys James
Sketchbook 2

She paints like a storm—raw, fierce, and full of truth. This portrait’s a quiet nod to her noise. One of the great Welsh painters who never softened herself to fit the frame.

#ShaniRhysJames #drawing #welshart #sketchbook #portrait

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 26

Portrait No.6: Gwen John
Sketchbook 2

A portrait of quiet defiance. Gwen John lived and loved on her own terms—often in the shadows, but never dimmed. This drawing is a nod to her Welsh fire, her queerness, and her unmatched grace in silence.

#GwenJohn #queerart #portrait #welshartist #sketchbook

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 26

Portrait No.5: Hilma af Klint
Sketchbook 2

Long before abstract art had a name, Hilma was channeling visions from beyond. Mystic, medium, pioneer—she painted for the future. This pencil study is a tribute to her spirit, silence, and symbols.

#HilmaAfKlint #art #drawing #spiritualart #portrait

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 25

Self Portrait 'Resilient'

60x40cm Acrylic Pens on Canvas

There's a back story to this that isn't ready to be told yet but the portrait remains. Its resilient in its silence and powerful in the story to be told.

#queerportrait
#selfie
#portraitart
#resilience
#Resilient

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David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 25

Update:

A Prayer to Nature | Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm

A sleep and a meditation later and it revealed itself to me.

#nevertoolatetochange
#artwork
#spiritualart #abstractexpressionism #welshartist #natureismychurch #oilpainting
#davidwildecarr

Abstract artwork titled A Prayer to Nature
50cm x 40cm oil on canvas board

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 23

‘A Prayer to Nature’
50cm x 40cm oil
This abstract channels the sublime—not as sight, but presence. Where light carves form and silence vibrates behind colour. A threshold space, where awe becomes reverence and the mind yields to the ungraspable.
#spiritualart #welshartist #oilpainting #abstractart

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 23

Sketchbook Portrait

I've been on a journey of discovering welsh artists. I've enjoyed learning more about Christine Kinsey's work. I love connecting that work with a portrait in my book.

#christinekinsey
#welshartist
#welshart
#femaleartists
#artinspiration
#realisticportraits
#dailypractise

David Wilde-Carr @davidwildecarr.bsky.social · May 22

Work in progress.

Oil on board

The Boy!

#abstractportrait
#portrait
#oilpainting
#realism
#workinprogress
#queerartist
#welshart
#welshartist

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