David Clark’s Paintings

David Clark is a family man. Husband to Myrtle – the love of his life, father to three grown children & grandfather to eight young adults. David is a retired pastor and still uses his counselling & chaplaincy skills throughout various Salvation Army centers. David loves to paint landscapes using acrylic paints. His repertoire includes scenes from around New Zealand & Australia, as well as Fiji, Europe & the USA, plus special requests from his grandchildren.

Art for sale by artist

Just a small sample of my available work.

North Island, NZ

“View from the tent”, Oakura, Northland, NZ

“Gannet Colony” Muriwai, near Auckland, NZ

“View from the walking track”, Waihi Beach, NI, NZ

“View from the holiday House” Waihi Beach, NI, NZ

Harbour Beach, Bowentown, Waihi Beach, NI, NZ

“Life Style Farmers” Near Pukekohe, NZ 2013

View from holiday house in the Marlborough Sounds, SI. NZ

South Island, NZ

Mt Aspiring from Lake Wanaka, Central Otago, SI, NZ

“The Tree by the river” Bannochburn, Central Otago, NZ. The painting is inspired by Psalm 1.1-3 This repainting is based on a painting I did about 10 years earlier, to which I have added the young man reading The Bible.

Art for Grandkids

Minnie and Mickey. Special soft toys of one of my grand daughter’s.

Lions. Special soft toys of one of my grand daughter’s.

Fantasy Collage inspired by San Diego Zoo

USA

View from Bear Mountain, Big Bear, California

Perris Motocross Park, Perris, California

Yorba Regional Park, Yorba Linda, California.

Fiji

Contact David for more information.

Phone from New Zealand (07) 853-2324

Phone from outside New Zealand +64-7-8532324

Email : clarkdavidj@gmail.com

My Art Blog

Dear Friends,

My name is David Clark. My Art Blog was last revised on 23 September 2023.

First, I want to thank my daughter Heather, for all the help she has given me in setting up this website. Without her considerable computer skills and her preparedness to set up my website and continue to help me operate it, my website would not exist. Next, I want to thank you for taking the time to look at my website. I hope you like what you see, and that it encourages you to follow your dreams whatever they may be. If you would like me to send you a photocopy of one of my paintings, please feel free to contact me.

Through my childhood and teens I had many competing dreams for my life. For example:-. become a top cornet player or singer, a Salvation Army Church pastor, preacher, evangelist or missionary, a great hockey player, a famous artist. As it happened, having left school I spent the next 6 years as a survey draughting cadet. That would have been a great career. However after I met then married Myrtle, we chose to become Salvation Army Officers. Together we spent the next 42 years in this calling, 41 years as Salvation Army Church pastors in 15 different locations around New Zealand, and once in Victoria, Australia, and one year in Headquarters positions in New Zealand. Our Salvation Army Officership was a very fulfilling and worthwhile experience. Throughout those years, I was able to spend up to two days a month, plus a day or two a week during annual leave painting mainly landscapes. During our officership we had three children, two boys and a girl.

We have been retired for 18 years. During retirement the time I’ve spent with my art has not greatly increased. My art has always been mainly landscapes. My favorite painting locations have been coastal scenes, rivers and lakes, mountains, rural and city scenes. Another favorite focus has been my grandchildren’s soft toys and the places I have visited with them, e.g. Disneyland, San Diego Zoo, feeding river or lakeside birds. Whenever possible I prefer to begin a painting on location, usually completing it back at camp or at home that day or the next. I usually paint on A3 size 300gsm artist watercolor paper and sometimes on canvas or white painted board. Over the years I have been delighted at the number of people willing to pay a modest sum for one of my paintings. I have also displayed and sold paintings at various art exhibitions.

Whatever your reason for looking into my website, I thank you for doing so. I wish you well as you pursue the things that are important to you, and pray that God will bless you and all you do.

Yours sincerely, David John Clark.