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David Brace
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Artist/painter in Canada

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Commissions welcome

https://cara.app/drb2
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · Oct 8
A reminder that my work is for sale & I am available for commissions. More work on view at my Cara portfolio- cara.app/drb2 DM for pricing & availability. (my prices are in Canadian dollars, so it's 25% less for my American friends.)
"Mmmnngghhhhnnnhhh", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2024- $800(Cdn) A realistic self portrait of me holding my breath, cheeks puffed out, face red. I have a grey moustache & beard, I'm wearing a black ball cap worn backwards. "crushed (low energy)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850(Cdn) A realistic painting of a red & white crushed Tim Hortons coffee cup beside a silver, blue & red crushed Red Bull can against dark pavement. "Raven Portrait", graphite & pencil crayon, 8x9", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $250Cdn) A realistic colour drawing of a Raven's head. "Sebbie's Garden", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $800 Cdn) A realistic painting of an orange & white cat with one green eye and one blue, lurking in the greenery of a garden.
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"crushed (low energy)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850(Cdn). On sale for $600 each. DM if interested. #art
A painting of a crushed red & white Tim Horton's coffee cup & a crushed blue & silver RedBull can side-by-side on black pavement.
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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"Crush (with eyeliner)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2023- $850(Cdn). On sale for $600. DM if interested. #art
A painting of a crushed Orange Crush can & a crushed Rockstar Energy can side-by-side on the dark cover of an Acer laptop.
December 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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"Lite(crush)light", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). On sale for $600. DM if interested. #art
A realistic painting of a crushed Miller Lite beer can, white, red, blue & gold on a dark background. Beside, to the right, is a smashed frosted incandescent light bulb.
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Boxing Day sale: Work from the "Effect & Cause" series on sale for $500(Cdn)ea. Original prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested. #art
"KACHING! (museum quality)", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2023- $700 (Cdn) An appendix from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas, 1961, titled Life In The Sea, on which a painting is in progress of one of Damien Hirst's shark vitrines - The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991. "move fast & break things", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21" (diptych), 2023- $700 (Cdn) Two pages of maps from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas, 1961. On the left page, over a map of France, is a painting of the Venus de Milo. On the right page, over a map of Greece, is the silhouette in blue, a void, of the same Venus de Milo. "BLAM! (when I was little my Dad built me a sandbox)", oil on vintage topographical map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2024- $700(Cdn). 2 pages of a 1961 atlas of a topographical map of Europe, vividly coloured green, yellow, orange & brown. Painted on the right page, over the USSR, is a T62 tank. A green plastic toy soldier is painted on the left page, standing over western Europe, pointing to the east. "PEWPEWPEW! (I read exciting books, I played dangerous games)", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2023- $700. 2 pages from the appendix of The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas titled "The Moon". On the left page, over an map of the moon, is painted a gold & red retro laser pistol. On the right page, on an inset map of the far side of the moon, is painted a yellow helmeted, blue skinned toy alien figurine.
December 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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In progress: "Peek", oil on mat board, 5 5/8 x 7" #art #wip
A small oil sketch of a toy robot looking out from behind a crumpled Coke can. The background is dark grey, the can is red & white, the boxy robot hasn't been painted yet.
December 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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"RED (scare)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150 (Cdn) & "nostalgia, baby (4.5% pacified)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4"- $150(Cdn). #art
A painting of a crushed red, silver & white Red Bull RED watermelon energy drink. Above the can is a wandering red and black spider. A painting of a crumpled Coors orange slushie flavour seltzer can. Off-whites, blues & orange undulated over wrinkled metal. A pink baby's pacifier in the bottom right corner.
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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"crush (borg)", oil on canvas, 12 x12", 2025- reg $800 (Cdn), on sale for $600 (Cdn) #art
A painting of a crumpled green & white Tuborg beer can. To its left is a small toy robot, it has a coppery square head and metallic green boxy body, against a dark grey background.
December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Boxing Day sale- These are normally $450(Cdn) each- on sale this weekend for $300(Cdn) each (+shipping). Titles & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested. #art #sciart #invertebrates
"Alit (Rocky Mountain High)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025- $450 (Cdn). A map of the Rocky Mountains along the border of BC & Alberta, Canada covered with 5 painted butterflies & 5 caterpillars. One butterfly, an orange, brown, black & white Painted Lady, sits in the top left corner, beside it is a grey, black & orange Rocky Mountain Parnassian, lower to the right is an orange & black Monarch & the Mourning Cloak, purple & brown with blue spots & a white fringe. At the bottom facing down is a buttery yellow & black Western Tiger Swallowtail. "Plague (Beginning of the End)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025 - $450 (Cdn). A map of the Saskatchewan/Manitoba border on which is a painting of 9 grasshoppers walking up from the bottom of the map. There are a number of different types ranging in colours of green to browns & oranges.
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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"6 of flies", ink, watercolour, oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025 - $150(Cdn) & "(full) stack", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025 - $200 (Cdn). #art
A small painting of 6 dead house flies arranged in 2 columns and 3 rows of 2. A small painting of a stack of 5 Coke cans crushed flat, silver & red, red and white undulating over creased and wrinkled metal. From top to bottom: Diet Coke, Coke Classic, Coke Classic, Diet Coke & Coke Zero.
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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"Walking Distance" paintings still available, regularly $800(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn). DM me if you're interested. #art
"POST (keenur)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800. A realistic painting of a red Canada Post box, rusty & graffiti covered, a shopping cart with some clothing sits behind it. "CON (SHITTY TOY)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a sketchy red brick graffiti covered variety store, seen over the back end of a blue Ford compact car. It is a clutter of a green dumpster, plastic milk & pop cartons & signage.
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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"3 (buttons down)", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025 - $150 (Cdn) & "8 of buttons", oil on watercolour paper, 5/14 x 7 1/4", 2025- $125(Cdn). #art
A small painting of part of the front of a white button down shirt showing 3 white buttons. It consists of 2 sheets of paper, the buttons side on the left overlapping the right. A small painting of 8 shirt buttons in a variety of shapes and sizes, laid out like the suit on a playing card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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"Stitch (darn)", oil/acrylic/thread/sewing needle on paper, 10 1/2 x 15", 2025- $450(Cdn) #art
A page from a world atlas index with 6 columns of place names titled Part Two- World Index on which there is a realistic painting of a human heart over a slash of bright red paint. There is a tear across the paper from the lower right to the center of the heart that is sewn shut with red thread. The sewing needle dangles from the thread. A close up of the heart & stitching.
December 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Boxing Day sale: Work from the "Effect & Cause" series on sale for $500(Cdn)ea. Original prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested. #art
"KACHING! (museum quality)", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2023- $700 (Cdn) An appendix from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas, 1961, titled Life In The Sea, on which a painting is in progress of one of Damien Hirst's shark vitrines - The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991. "move fast & break things", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21" (diptych), 2023- $700 (Cdn) Two pages of maps from The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas, 1961. On the left page, over a map of France, is a painting of the Venus de Milo. On the right page, over a map of Greece, is the silhouette in blue, a void, of the same Venus de Milo. "BLAM! (when I was little my Dad built me a sandbox)", oil on vintage topographical map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2024- $700(Cdn). 2 pages of a 1961 atlas of a topographical map of Europe, vividly coloured green, yellow, orange & brown. Painted on the right page, over the USSR, is a T62 tank. A green plastic toy soldier is painted on the left page, standing over western Europe, pointing to the east. "PEWPEWPEW! (I read exciting books, I played dangerous games)", oil on vintage map, 15 1/4 x 21", 2023- $700. 2 pages from the appendix of The Reader's Digest Great World Atlas titled "The Moon". On the left page, over an map of the moon, is painted a gold & red retro laser pistol. On the right page, on an inset map of the far side of the moon, is painted a yellow helmeted, blue skinned toy alien figurine.
December 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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"self (AAAAAAHHHHH)(aaaaaahhhhhh)", graphite on paper, 10x14", 2025- $350(Cdn) #art
A pencil drawing self portrait. I'm in profile with my mouth wide open in a yell, eyes squeezed shut, wearing a fedora. On the wall to the left is a framed picture of me screaming with my hands over my face, wearing a baseball cap.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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"SELF SERVE (Bus Lane)", oil on canvas, 12x12- $800(Cdn) & "Bistro (CAUTIONCAUTIONCAUTION)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). On sale for $600(cdn) each. DM if interested. #art
A realistic painting of a Pioneer gas station, framed just below the roof top on a car up to the awning & massive sign sign above. The sky is clear & blue. A realistic painting of a gas pump covered in a blue tarp & yards of yellow Caution tape wound around it. A strip mall Pizza Hut is seen behind it.
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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"Stitch (darn)", oil/acrylic/thread/sewing needle on paper, 10 1/2 x 15", 2025- $450(Cdn) & "Mended", mixed media on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2025 (artist's multiple, open edition)- $60(Cdn) ea. #art
A page from a world atlas index with 6 columns of place names titled Part Two- World Index on which there is a realistic painting of a human heart over a slash of bright red paint. There is a tear across the paper from the lower right to the center of the heart that is sewn shut with red thread. The sewing needle dangles from the thread. 3 small paintings of a human heart on a torn piece of atlas index that's been repaired with a band-aid.
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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In progress: "You'll be okay, everything is gonna be fine", oil on canvas, 12x12". After a couple of months set aside this is back on the easel. #art #wip
A painting of a twig & leaf strewn forest floor. There are spilled pills & some cigarette butts littering the ground. Beer bottle caps, a dead bee & grasshopper are going in.
December 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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"crush squeeze splatter", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn) & "botbot", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn) #art
A small painting of a crushed Corona beer can, black, white & gold, with a mutilated wedge of lime above it with lime juice splatter. A small painting of a boxy green toy robot with a square coppery head. Beside it to the right is a bot fly.
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Boxing Day sale: "Hoard (and it burns, burns, burns)", oil, fire on map, 10 1/4 x14", 2025 - $450 (Cdn), on sale for $300(Cdn)(+shipping). DM if interested. #art
A map of Northern Ontario, Canada, just to the west of James Bay. There's a hole burned through the map mid way up to the left, the edges charred. Around the hole are realistic painted wooden matches, a couple still aflame. Further down the map are several unburnt matches with red match heads.
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Boxing Day sale: Work from the "Effect & Cause" series on sale for $250(Cdn)ea. Original prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested. #art
"KABLOOIE! (Shareholders were pleased that a cost effective solution was found)", oil on paper, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2024- $400 (Cdn) An appendix page from a vintage atlas titled The Solar System showing the arrangement of the planets from the sun. On this is a painting of the Return of the Jedi Death Star. It is blowing up the Earth. "CRUNCH! (red, white, and oh so blue)", both oil on vintage maps, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023- $400(Cdn). A vintage topographical map titled The United States of America and Mexico with a painting of a crushed Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can on it. "She wore a hole in my pocket", oil on paper, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023- $400 (Cdn) The title page of The Readers' Digest Great World Atlas that reads: "The Face of the World" on which is painted a Canadian nickel with the profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. "CRACK! (another dead soldier)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023 - $400 (Cdn). A vintage map (1961) of "European Russia) with a realistic oil painting of a broken green Moosehead beer bottle on it. The label is translated into Russian (using Google translate.)
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Boxing Day sale: "NORMAL", vintage maps, glue, 15x25", 2025- $250(Cdn), on sale for $175(Cdn) (+shipping). DM if interested #art
A colour topographical map of the United States with the word "NORMAL" cut out across the center in block letters with another map of the south-east US inserted beneath.
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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irishtimes.com
Perry Bamonte, The Cure guitarist and keyboard player, dies aged 65
Perry Bamonte, The Cure guitarist and keyboard player, dies aged 65
‘Teddy was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story,’ the band said, announcing his death
www.irishtimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
Boxing Day sale: Work from the "Effect & Cause" series on sale for $250(Cdn)ea. Original prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested. #art
"KABLOOIE! (Shareholders were pleased that a cost effective solution was found)", oil on paper, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2024- $400 (Cdn) An appendix page from a vintage atlas titled The Solar System showing the arrangement of the planets from the sun. On this is a painting of the Return of the Jedi Death Star. It is blowing up the Earth. "CRUNCH! (red, white, and oh so blue)", both oil on vintage maps, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023- $400(Cdn). A vintage topographical map titled The United States of America and Mexico with a painting of a crushed Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can on it. "She wore a hole in my pocket", oil on paper, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023- $400 (Cdn) The title page of The Readers' Digest Great World Atlas that reads: "The Face of the World" on which is painted a Canadian nickel with the profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. "CRACK! (another dead soldier)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4", 2023 - $400 (Cdn). A vintage map (1961) of "European Russia) with a realistic oil painting of a broken green Moosehead beer bottle on it. The label is translated into Russian (using Google translate.)
December 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
davidbrace2.bsky.social
Boxing Day sale: "Hoard (and it burns, burns, burns)", oil, fire on map, 10 1/4 x14", 2025 - $450 (Cdn), on sale for $300(Cdn)(+shipping). DM if interested. #art
A map of Northern Ontario, Canada, just to the west of James Bay. There's a hole burned through the map mid way up to the left, the edges charred. Around the hole are realistic painted wooden matches, a couple still aflame. Further down the map are several unburnt matches with red match heads.
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Boxing Day sale: "NORMAL", vintage maps, glue, 15x25", 2025- $250(Cdn), on sale for $175(Cdn) (+shipping). DM if interested #art
A colour topographical map of the United States with the word "NORMAL" cut out across the center in block letters with another map of the south-east US inserted beneath.
December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM