About Us        David Gilmore, a retired rail consulting engineer turned painter, is a resident of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Largely self-taught, he started painting in oils at age 8 while living in Montreal. Owing to the pressures of school and work he did not pursue this and concentrated only on sketching for many years. About thirty years ago he developed a keen interest in watercolour painting and started learning everything he could about it. In 1976 he took a McGill University extension course on watercolour painting under Judy Garfin. In 1977 he moved to Kingston, where he attended courses given by Don McCallum, a well known painter, as well as a Chinese brush painting course at St. Lawrence College and a watercolour course at the Kingston School of Art with Don Pickering. He also had useful discussions with the late James Woods, who was a prolific watercolourist and oil painter, during this period. David was encouraged by the first sales of his work through commissions and in an art auction in Perth, Ontario in 1988.        In 1989 he moved his family overseas to Asia. Time did not allow for much art during this phase of his career. However, he did manage to complete a number of sketches of scenes from Taiwan, Korea and France. While posted to London, UK from 2000-2005 he took the opportunity to study watercolour painting under three well-known watercolourists: Michael Chaplin, RWS, Brian Ryder and Ian King. Their tutelage included painting trips to Greece, Menorca and Venice. He also took a life drawing course in London with J. Costa and C. Robertson. Several commissions were completed while in the UK.        He has worked in oil pastels and enjoys painting "en plein air" as a means of experiencing the full impact of nature. Doing quick sketches while waiting in a restaurant or train station is a favourite way to maintain skills and provide ideas for later use in the studio. After 2005 David spent three winters in Europe and gathered material for future shows. In 2006 he exhibited at Kingston's Artisans' Alley where he caught the notice of gallery owner Hersh Jacob of Studio22. David was invited to have a solo show entitled "Travels with My Brush" in October of that year. In 2007 his latest works were featured, along with other artists, in a 1-year retrospective show at the gallery. In 2008 and again in 2010 he had a successful solo exhibition in Altdorf, Switzerland at Klein Galerie Müller. Currently he is a member of a local artist group, (Rideau Lakes Artists' Association,) and benefits from the fellowship of other artists. His work is also available in high quality reproductions and on note cards. He would be happy to hear from you. Timeline 1943 1951 1976 1975 - 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 Born in Montreal, Canada First Art Course in Oil Painting Watercolour Painting Course, McGill University, Montreal Various Painting and Drawing Courses Life Drawing Course (Pastell) Watercolour Course in Skiathos, Greece Watercolour Course in Menorca, Spain Watercolour Course in Venice, Italy Watercolour Course in Skopelos, Greece