Portobello Beach

This painting captures the wonderfully drak sky above the town and beach of Portobello, by Edinburgh, as well as the bright horizon, all reflected in the sea and wet beach.

David Shaw is a mostly self-taught artist who paints in oils and watercolours.

He has squeezed drawing and painting in his life now and then from childhood, but has only started properly focussing on painting (as his third career) in the last couple of years.

While still experimenting and developing his technique, David loves landscape, seascape and colour, the texture of oil paint and the immediacy of water colour.

He served for three and a half decades in the Army. He founded and is running two successful veterans’ charities. The Veteran’s Foundation, that funds other charities, and Launchpad, that helps mainly homeless veterans gain stable, independent lives and, for as many as possible, employment.

David is raising money for The Veteran's Foundation and Launchpad, and you can donate to them by participating in our silent auction or by donating directly on the below links.