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David Brace
@davidbrace2.bsky.social
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Artist/painter in Canada

he/him

Commissions welcome

https://cara.app/drb2
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"self (Eat lead, stupid)", graphite on paper, 9x9", 2025- $400(Cdn) #art
A pencil drawing self portrait where I am biting down on a pencil held across my teeth by my left hand. I'm in a simple interior and I'm wearing a fedora backwards on my head, eyes squeezed shut.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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"self (right at you)", graphite on paper, 10x10", 2025 - $350(Cdn). #art
A pencil self-portrait of me pointing my forefinger directly at the viewer, my pointing hand in front of my face, only one eye showing. I'm wearing a black ball cap, sweater & scarf.
February 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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"Diet (croak)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). #art
A painting of a crushed silver & red Diet Coke can. Beneath it is a female tree frog, brownish with a pale belly, playing dead to avoid mating.
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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"(crushed) ICE", oil on watercolour paper, 5 3/4 x 7 3/4", 2025- $150(Cdn) #art
A small realistic painting of a black & silver Labatt's ICE beer can. The can is crushed so the round top & bottom are showing. The word ICE is in white, outlined in gold. Below the can is a squashed cockroach.
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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"self (controller)", graphite on paper, 9x10", 2024- $350(Cdn) #art
A self portrait in pencil. My hands, right hand grasping my left wrist, are in front of my face. The background is a simple interior, I am wearing a black ball cap & a black denim shirt.
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Something else I found today that I didn't finish.

In progress: "Bone Crusher", graphite & pencil crayon on paper, 12x15", 2024-? #art #birds
The beginning of a realistic colour drawing of a lammergeier, a bearded vulture, the beak and head drawn in, moving down into the shoulder and a wing. In the end the bird will be standing, in profile, atop an ibex skull.
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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"crushed (low energy)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850(Cdn). On sale for $600. DM if interested. #art
A painting of a crushed red & white Tim Horton's coffee cup & a crushed blue & silver RedBull can side-by-side on black pavement.
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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"Crushed (eggshell)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2023- normally $850(Cdn), on sale for $650(Cdn) #art
A realistic painting of a rusty, crushed paint can on a cast iron storm drain grate surrounded by crumbling, broken pavement.
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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"self (a kiss for the machine)", graphite on paper, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2", 2025- $350(Cdn). #art
A self portrait drawing. I'm looking up to my right, lips pursed in a kiss. I am wearing a black ball cap backwards & a black denim shirt. I have a grey/white beard. The background is a simple interior, a framed picture on the wall behind me.
February 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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"self (looking at Liz)", graphite on paper, 10x10", 2025-$350(Cdn) #art
A self portrait drawing. I'm in a simple interior, a door appears behind my left shoulder. I am holding a Canadian nickel (beaver side to the viewer) in front of my face between thumb & forefinger, 3 fingers splayed out, palm facing out. I'm wearing a black ball cap & hoodie. I have a grey beard, a bit unkempt.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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For reference, I was thinking about Suzy Lake's "Are You Talking to Me?" 1979, way back when I began this-
Suzy Lake "Are You Talking to Me?" 1979, gelatin silver prints (5) and chromogenic prints (2), various dimensions, from 81 x 53 cm to 94 x 63.5 cm. Six self portrait photos in a row, each from the same shoot, the mouth sounding out words in sequence.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Another one that I abandoned a couple of years ago, back on the drawing board. (I found a bunch of unfinished things while I was looking for something else.)

"lip reading (facial recognition)", graphite on paper, 14x20, 2024-26 #art
A pencil drawing of 10 self portraits, each mouth forming a consonant or vowel. There are 3 rows of faces, 3 in the top row, 2 in the middle row, and 5 in the bottom row, forming 3 words - fuck the police The five faces in the bottom row are unfinished.
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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"self (AAAAAAHHHHH)(aaaaaahhhhhh)", graphite on paper, 10x14", 2025- $350(Cdn) #art
A pencil drawing self portrait. I'm in profile with my mouth wide open in a yell, eyes squeezed shut, wearing a fedora. On the wall to the left is a framed picture of me screaming with my hands over my face, wearing a baseball cap.
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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"self (more reasons than I have fingers)", graphite on paper, 10x10", 2026 - $400(Cdn). #art
A pencil drawing self portrait. I am facing the viewer with my hands in front of my face, the thumb and forefinger of my right hand are counting off fingers on my left hand. I'm wearing a black baseball cap. It's a simple interior scene with a framed print over my right shoulder & a door in a hallway behind me.
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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Another bird. I started this over a year ago & abandoned it. Not sure why.

"Mourning Dove", graphite on paper, 7x9", 2024/26- $200(Cdn) DM if interested #art #birds
A pencil drawing of a mourning dove perched on a branch facing left.
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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If you help me out with a support tip I'll send a small drawing your way. A little thank you cartoon going out today. #art
"cutters", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 3x7", 2026. A drawing of leaf cutter ants cutting up a US 1 dollar bill & carrying the pieces away.
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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"small (scale) disaster", oil on vintage map, 8x10", 2026 - $250(Cdn) #art
A half page from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas (1961) showing the north of a topographical globe (the Arctic, Greenland, Scandinavia, & Russia.) On it is painted a toy T-rex, seen from above, casting a shadow on the page. Facing it, aiming their weapons are 6 green, plastic toy soldiers. A Danish 1 euro coin is placed on the right edge, for scale.
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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The birds & the bees. DM if interested. #art #sciart #invertebrates
"(they)(them)", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 6 x 11 1/2", 2024- $200(Cdn) DM if interested. A colour drawing of 2 sparrows in profile facing each other, the male on the left, the female on the right. When I was reading about sparrows I discovered that a gene in sparrows causes them to effectively express 4 genders. "Robin", graphite on paper, 6x6", 2025 - $150(Cdn). A drawing of a robin perched on a small stump facing right. "coup(on) (single)", oil on Wendy's coupon, 2 1/4 x 2 1/5", 2026- $60(Cdn) (artist's multiple). A small Wendy's restaurant coupon for a Dave's single cheeseburger combo for $9.19 with a tiny painting of a honeybee in the bottom left corner. "bee study", oil on mat board, 3 3/4 x 5 1/4", 2026- $200(Cdn). A small realistic painting of a honey bee, looking down on it from above, on a white background.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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"A strong foundation built upon solid business fundamentals (What's your drug of choice?)", oil on lucite, 19x23", 2024- $1600(Cdn), on sale for $1000(Cdn) #art
A painting on a shard of found lucite, part a of red, white & blue convenience store Pepsi sign that blew down in a storm. 4 painted Red Bull cans in a row, from unmarred on the left to crumpled, to crushed flat on the right. The cans are blue & silver, with red & yellow Red Bull logos.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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"American Opera", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2025- normally $800(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn). DM if interested. #art
A painting of 3 US pennies, one Lincoln side up, the other 2 with the memorial side up in a background of crinkled aluminum foil on a red surface.
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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"I gave you my heart", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/2 x 8", 2026- $200(Cdn) #art #valentinesday
A small painting of a green preying mantis holding a small human heart.
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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"Save to the cloud (tactical retreat)", oil on shaped panel, 16x17", 2022- normally $850(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn.) DM if interested. #art
A painting of a gold fish in a bowl. Behind it, distorted by the bowl is a massive explosion. Along the rim of the bowl a computer tool bar can be made out.
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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This sets the stage for a pretty good heist movie.
An official White House post, reads: "THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP. Ever since Christopher Columbus set foot on the American Continent and discovered the U.S.A. in 1492, the woke mob has been trying to destroy his accomplishments and tarnish his name with fake news. No longer will this be the case. Along with reinstating Columbus Day, President Trump will be placing a 35 foot tall golen statue of Columbus at E Street near the White House. Delivering for America!"
February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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All of the "Apocalypse (Still Life)" paintings are on sale for $650(Cdn), normally $950(Cdn). DM if interested. 1/2 #art
"Buildingfire (Fred & Ginger)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950(Cdn). A painting of 2 crumpled water bottles (Dasani & Evian) leaning into each other in front of an Acer laptop screen propped up on it's side. There's a picture of high-rise building on fire on the the screen. The colours from the screen illuminate the bottles from behind. "Firestorm (Pure)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950(Cdn). A painting of a crumpled Pure Life water bottle backlit by an orange & red wall of fire. "Plastimetfire (Healthy)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022. A painting of 2 crumpled water bottles in front of a laptop screen with an image of a column of blue/grey smoke rising from the horizon.
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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All of the "Apocalypse (Still Life)" paintings are on sale for $650(Cdn), normally $950(Cdn). DM if interested. 1/2 #art
"Oceanfire (Great Taste)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950(Cdn). A painting of an Aquafina water bottle, backlit by a laptop screen, the image of an ocean surface on fire. "Riverfire (Remineralized)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950(Cdn). A painting of a crumpled Dasani water bottle, lying on it's side, lit from behind by a laptop screen with an image of a river on fire on it. "Fireball (spring)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950. A painting of a Selection water bottle, lit from behind by a laptop screen, top & bottom of the painting black. On the screen is an image of a fireball explosion. "Reactorfire (ionized)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2022- $950(Cdn). A painting of 2 crumpled water bottles (Dasani & Aquafina) leaning into each other, upside-down, in front of a laptop screen in the dark. The bottles are backlit by an image of a nuclear reactor fire on the screen.
February 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM