He is drawn into the idea of creating beautiful out of low-brow materials and methods.

Not only was this a fun and exciting moment for David Walker, but it also helped lead him to his current work.ĭavid Walker has a high level of skills as he is very detailed orientated and possesses an excellent level of spray can control to create shadows, lines, and textures in his artwork. He attempted to experiment and found it useful to display all the colors at once. One day, he found a box of unused spray paints which offers a variety of colors in his studio. This also allowed him to concentrate on the subjects, as opposed to the colors. Initially, David Walker only worked with black, white, and pink colors since they were much cheaper. He plans on working less with the unknown and more with people that he has met or photographed. According to David Walker, the portraits of the women involved are often stolen and found in photography, magazines, or other websites. These portraits are done outdoors in large walls and often inspire magnificence. Most of his portraits are of female characters and it is very important to note that they are layered with color, motion, and emotion. Although he was once a fan of only black and white, he now paints with explosions of colors. This unique style developed over a period of years has many wishing to know the artist more in depth.

His work is done without the use of stencils or brushes and it is often blended through as colors drip or mixed. David Walker (born in 1976) is a London-based portraitist who creates color-explosive portraits using spray paint in the form of street art.

Hello, New York City! by David Walker