David Drain

Current Exhibitions

25.05.2025 - 06.07.2025
ABSTRACT ONLY (Solo) : David Drain, showing 70 paintings., Art Society Schopfheim , Kulturfabrik (Culture Factory), Kunstverein Johann-Karl-Gretherstrasse 2 79650 Schopfheim (South of Germany)

Bio

Scottish Artist: Abstract, minimalistic style.
Studio in South Germany, close to Swiss border and the art city Basel. David exhibits regularly since 2017 in solo and group shows across Europe.

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Current Exhibitions

Lanark I

2025

EUR 1300

Lanark I

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

70 X 70 X 3 cm

One of the first of my latest series, created in May 2025. Lanark is the small Scottish town where I grew up. This series is full of power and subtlety. More to come.

Price: EUR 1300

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Slowing Fields XXVIII

2025

EUR 900

Slowing Fields XXVIII

Acylic, ink on gallery canvas. Sealed, ready to hang.

60 X 50 X 2 cm

The Slowing Fields series continues to grow. Here we have with Slowing Fields XXVIII a fine example of lightness, meditative colour space combined with line, creating (purposefully) a certain dynamic tension.

Price: EUR 900

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Untitled 520

2022

EUR 890

Untitled 520

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

50 X 40 X 3 cm

Fields of subtle movement, interacting, enhancing, empowering one another. And line adding to the mystery.

Price: EUR 890

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Lanark V

2025

EUR 2100

Lanark V

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

80 X 80 X 3 cm

Continuing my LANARK series. Abstract, minimalist and striking. This painting is both simple and complex, simultaneously. Perhaps even not easy to look at! Take your time with it. BTW, Lanark is the small Scottish town where I was born and spent my early years.

Price: EUR 2100

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Untitled 675

2025

EUR 600

Untitled 675

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

40 X 30 X 3 cm

Sometimes, Untitled is a good title. Maybe we have more freedom in taking in an abstract painting whose title doesn’t distract us. What do you think?

Price: EUR 600

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Lanark II

2025

EUR 1100

Lanark II

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

60 X 60 X 3 cm

The second painting in my LANARK series. I created this series for my new summer solo exhibition. And Lanark is the name of the small town in Scotland where i grew up. Abstraction is an amazing language, in my view and in this series I am further refining my minimalistic approach.

Price: EUR 1100

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Lanark IV

2025

EUR 2100

Lanark IV

Acrylic, ink on cradled wood panel

80 X 80 X 3 cm

One of the first of my latest series, created in May 2025. Lanark is the small Scottish town where I grew up. This series is full of power, and subtlety. More to come.

Price: EUR 2100

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Seeking Something VII

2020

SOLD

Seeking Something VII

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

80 X 80 X 3 cm

One of the largest in my Seeking Something series. A balance has been achieved here between light and dark, between tension and release, between raw and refined.

Price: SOLD

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Slowing Fields XXVI

2024

EUR 1400

Slowing Fields XXVI

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

70 X 709 X 3 cm

The Slowing Fields series continues to expand. This is a subject which has no end. Slowing Fields , in terms of what I seek, means "fields of view" which allow, assist, perhaps demand of the viewer, that they slow down and enjoy!

Price: EUR 1400

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Untitled 619

2024

EUR 300

Untitled 619

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

30 X 25 X 3 cm

Untitled 619 allows complete freedom to the viewer. Titles can at times get in the way of the experience. Here is an example where UNTITLED is perhaps best. what do you think?

Price: EUR 300

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Copper & Marble II

2019

EUR 1000

Copper & Marble II

Acrylic, sand, ink on gallery canvas

40 X 40 X 2 cm

Finely texture, geometrically minimalistic, strong in presence, that is Copper & Marble II

Price: EUR 1000

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Prussian Blue & Line II

2021

EUR 1100

Prussian Blue & Line II

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

60 X 60 X 3 cm

Prussian blue is an incredibly powerful colour. Here we combine a surface tension with line and form in a manner which results in a painting which looks as if it has always existed.

Price: EUR 1100

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Slowing Fields XXV

2025

EUR 890

Slowing Fields XXV

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

50 X 40 X 3 cm

This contemporary abstract painting invites you to slow down, take time, let yourself discover nuances and subtle elements in the forms, hues, spaces, shapes, textures and lines within the painting.

Price: EUR 890

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Slowing Fields V

2020

SOLD

Slowing Fields V

Acrylic, sand, ink on gallery canvas

60 X 50 X 2 cm

A bold and highly textured abstract painting with a balance between the raw and the refined.

Price: SOLD

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Imperfect as Essential III

2023

EUR 750

Imperfect as Essential III

Acrylic, ink, on cradled wood panel

40 X 40 X 3 cm

Imperfect as Essential III is part of my growing series. In my studio, paintings reveal themselves. And here we have an example of chaos combined with holding an energy, a dynamic. Imperfection is absolutely essential, in art and elsewhere.

Price: EUR 750

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Untitled 109

2023

EUR 300

Untitled 109

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

30 X 25 X 3 cm

Discover the freedom for you as the viewer to engage in a bold abstract painting. Perhaps you stzart an ongoing dialogue. Often, UNTITLED paintings, especially abstract, allow and invite a deeper interaction.

Price: EUR 300

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Calligraphy Abstract I

2019

EUR 1900

Calligraphy Abstract I

Acylic, ink on cradled wood panel

80 X 80 X 3 cm

An abstract version of sweeping calligraphic form. With many fine and subtle variations in hue and texture. Layer upon layer result in a fascinatingly storied painting.

Price: EUR 1900

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