David Wilde-Carr
@davidwildecarr.bsky.social
Welsh Artist 🎨
Proudly Queer/Bi
Developing my identity as an artist and as a person everyday.
"Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection. The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."
— Marc Chagall
Proudly Queer/Bi
Developing my identity as an artist and as a person everyday.
"Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection. The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul."
— Marc Chagall
This painting’s been staring at me for a year.
The rain this week brought it back. The smell, the sky, the puddles. That time after rain is called petrichor. So here it is:
Petrichor by the Park with the Pooch
#art #painting #petrichor #aftertherain #nostalgia #dogwalks #landscapeart #blueskyart
The rain this week brought it back. The smell, the sky, the puddles. That time after rain is called petrichor. So here it is:
Petrichor by the Park with the Pooch
#art #painting #petrichor #aftertherain #nostalgia #dogwalks #landscapeart #blueskyart
July 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This painting’s been staring at me for a year.
The rain this week brought it back. The smell, the sky, the puddles. That time after rain is called petrichor. So here it is:
Petrichor by the Park with the Pooch
#art #painting #petrichor #aftertherain #nostalgia #dogwalks #landscapeart #blueskyart
The rain this week brought it back. The smell, the sky, the puddles. That time after rain is called petrichor. So here it is:
Petrichor by the Park with the Pooch
#art #painting #petrichor #aftertherain #nostalgia #dogwalks #landscapeart #blueskyart
Today, I worked on this painting. It's been sitting in the to-do pile for a while, but I sat with it for an hour today.
That's my win for the day. A magical hour with this beauty of a memory.
#Seaview
#oilpainting
#art
#memories #nostalgia
#todolists
#procrastination
That's my win for the day. A magical hour with this beauty of a memory.
#Seaview
#oilpainting
#art
#memories #nostalgia
#todolists
#procrastination
July 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Today, I worked on this painting. It's been sitting in the to-do pile for a while, but I sat with it for an hour today.
That's my win for the day. A magical hour with this beauty of a memory.
#Seaview
#oilpainting
#art
#memories #nostalgia
#todolists
#procrastination
That's my win for the day. A magical hour with this beauty of a memory.
#Seaview
#oilpainting
#art
#memories #nostalgia
#todolists
#procrastination
'Babes in the wood'
Oil on canvas
50×75cm
Abstract original
Inspired by folklore
#babesinthewood #art
#oilpainting
#abstract
Oil on canvas
50×75cm
Abstract original
Inspired by folklore
#babesinthewood #art
#oilpainting
#abstract
July 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
'Babes in the wood'
Oil on canvas
50×75cm
Abstract original
Inspired by folklore
#babesinthewood #art
#oilpainting
#abstract
Oil on canvas
50×75cm
Abstract original
Inspired by folklore
#babesinthewood #art
#oilpainting
#abstract
A work in progress
This one's about the connection between land and sea, the way nature moves in patterns and speaks without words. Fluid. Fractal. A quiet kind of language.
#abstractart #inspiration #timetorelax #selfcare #kindtoyourself #land #sea #nature #landscape #naturalworld
This one's about the connection between land and sea, the way nature moves in patterns and speaks without words. Fluid. Fractal. A quiet kind of language.
#abstractart #inspiration #timetorelax #selfcare #kindtoyourself #land #sea #nature #landscape #naturalworld
July 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A work in progress
This one's about the connection between land and sea, the way nature moves in patterns and speaks without words. Fluid. Fractal. A quiet kind of language.
#abstractart #inspiration #timetorelax #selfcare #kindtoyourself #land #sea #nature #landscape #naturalworld
This one's about the connection between land and sea, the way nature moves in patterns and speaks without words. Fluid. Fractal. A quiet kind of language.
#abstractart #inspiration #timetorelax #selfcare #kindtoyourself #land #sea #nature #landscape #naturalworld
Portrait No. 10 – David Hockney
"Faces are the most interesting things we see... they are the most complicated things we see, and the most interesting." — David Hockney
I love capturing artists who’ve shaped the way I love art
#DavidHockney
#ContemporaryPortrait
#QueerArt
#PencilDrawing
#ArtStudy
"Faces are the most interesting things we see... they are the most complicated things we see, and the most interesting." — David Hockney
I love capturing artists who’ve shaped the way I love art
#DavidHockney
#ContemporaryPortrait
#QueerArt
#PencilDrawing
#ArtStudy
June 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Portrait No. 10 – David Hockney
"Faces are the most interesting things we see... they are the most complicated things we see, and the most interesting." — David Hockney
I love capturing artists who’ve shaped the way I love art
#DavidHockney
#ContemporaryPortrait
#QueerArt
#PencilDrawing
#ArtStudy
"Faces are the most interesting things we see... they are the most complicated things we see, and the most interesting." — David Hockney
I love capturing artists who’ve shaped the way I love art
#DavidHockney
#ContemporaryPortrait
#QueerArt
#PencilDrawing
#ArtStudy
'Broken and Healed'
&
'The Trauma in Between'
Not everything arrives loud
Some things creep in
So does healing
acrylic pens
40 x 30cm
#queerartist #healingjourney #mentalhealthart #lgbtqart #abstractexpression #traumaart #artasanoutlet #emotionalexpression #contemporaryart #boldlines
&
'The Trauma in Between'
Not everything arrives loud
Some things creep in
So does healing
acrylic pens
40 x 30cm
#queerartist #healingjourney #mentalhealthart #lgbtqart #abstractexpression #traumaart #artasanoutlet #emotionalexpression #contemporaryart #boldlines
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
'Broken and Healed'
&
'The Trauma in Between'
Not everything arrives loud
Some things creep in
So does healing
acrylic pens
40 x 30cm
#queerartist #healingjourney #mentalhealthart #lgbtqart #abstractexpression #traumaart #artasanoutlet #emotionalexpression #contemporaryart #boldlines
&
'The Trauma in Between'
Not everything arrives loud
Some things creep in
So does healing
acrylic pens
40 x 30cm
#queerartist #healingjourney #mentalhealthart #lgbtqart #abstractexpression #traumaart #artasanoutlet #emotionalexpression #contemporaryart #boldlines
Meet Tarquin. Tall. Queer. Legs for days. I heard tall queers get called giraffes, and honestly, it tracks. Then I found out male giraffes are basically gay 90% of the time. So, I had to paint one.
#queerart #lgbtqart #giraffeart #tarquin #tallandgay #queeranimals #legsfordays #artwithhumour
#queerart #lgbtqart #giraffeart #tarquin #tallandgay #queeranimals #legsfordays #artwithhumour
June 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Meet Tarquin. Tall. Queer. Legs for days. I heard tall queers get called giraffes, and honestly, it tracks. Then I found out male giraffes are basically gay 90% of the time. So, I had to paint one.
#queerart #lgbtqart #giraffeart #tarquin #tallandgay #queeranimals #legsfordays #artwithhumour
#queerart #lgbtqart #giraffeart #tarquin #tallandgay #queeranimals #legsfordays #artwithhumour
Chasing Divine Serenity
A painting about self care and how hard it is to find in a chaotic world. There’s a figure lying down and another sitting in the dark. That’s the quiet part. The bit I try to protect. Making it was my self care this week.
#queerartist #abstractart #selfcare #restasresistance
A painting about self care and how hard it is to find in a chaotic world. There’s a figure lying down and another sitting in the dark. That’s the quiet part. The bit I try to protect. Making it was my self care this week.
#queerartist #abstractart #selfcare #restasresistance
June 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Chasing Divine Serenity
A painting about self care and how hard it is to find in a chaotic world. There’s a figure lying down and another sitting in the dark. That’s the quiet part. The bit I try to protect. Making it was my self care this week.
#queerartist #abstractart #selfcare #restasresistance
A painting about self care and how hard it is to find in a chaotic world. There’s a figure lying down and another sitting in the dark. That’s the quiet part. The bit I try to protect. Making it was my self care this week.
#queerartist #abstractart #selfcare #restasresistance
Intimacy
Acrylic and acrylic pens on canvas
76cm x 61cm
This one's about connection. About that electric space between bodies and souls. Any gender. Any shape. Any size. Just love in all its messy, beautiful honesty.
#queerartist #intimacy #connection #loveislove #lgbtqart #genderfree #pride #art
Acrylic and acrylic pens on canvas
76cm x 61cm
This one's about connection. About that electric space between bodies and souls. Any gender. Any shape. Any size. Just love in all its messy, beautiful honesty.
#queerartist #intimacy #connection #loveislove #lgbtqart #genderfree #pride #art
June 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Intimacy
Acrylic and acrylic pens on canvas
76cm x 61cm
This one's about connection. About that electric space between bodies and souls. Any gender. Any shape. Any size. Just love in all its messy, beautiful honesty.
#queerartist #intimacy #connection #loveislove #lgbtqart #genderfree #pride #art
Acrylic and acrylic pens on canvas
76cm x 61cm
This one's about connection. About that electric space between bodies and souls. Any gender. Any shape. Any size. Just love in all its messy, beautiful honesty.
#queerartist #intimacy #connection #loveislove #lgbtqart #genderfree #pride #art
The Weight of a Secret
Acrylic and pen on canvas
Queer silence bends space. Closets don’t have corners. They spiral. Fold in. Stretch you thin. This painting is what that feels like.
#queerartist #lgbtq #abstractart #closetsandcorridors #prideart
Acrylic and pen on canvas
Queer silence bends space. Closets don’t have corners. They spiral. Fold in. Stretch you thin. This painting is what that feels like.
#queerartist #lgbtq #abstractart #closetsandcorridors #prideart
June 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Weight of a Secret
Acrylic and pen on canvas
Queer silence bends space. Closets don’t have corners. They spiral. Fold in. Stretch you thin. This painting is what that feels like.
#queerartist #lgbtq #abstractart #closetsandcorridors #prideart
Acrylic and pen on canvas
Queer silence bends space. Closets don’t have corners. They spiral. Fold in. Stretch you thin. This painting is what that feels like.
#queerartist #lgbtq #abstractart #closetsandcorridors #prideart
What do you do when the world tells you to be someone else? You shine brighter.
I’m bi. I’ve passed for years. But not anymore.
This is Erase This, Btch* – acrylic & pen on canvas, 100x75cm.
Pride is protest. I’m celebrating it loudly this year.
#pride #bi #queerart #erasethisbitch
I’m bi. I’ve passed for years. But not anymore.
This is Erase This, Btch* – acrylic & pen on canvas, 100x75cm.
Pride is protest. I’m celebrating it loudly this year.
#pride #bi #queerart #erasethisbitch
June 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
What do you do when the world tells you to be someone else? You shine brighter.
I’m bi. I’ve passed for years. But not anymore.
This is Erase This, Btch* – acrylic & pen on canvas, 100x75cm.
Pride is protest. I’m celebrating it loudly this year.
#pride #bi #queerart #erasethisbitch
I’m bi. I’ve passed for years. But not anymore.
This is Erase This, Btch* – acrylic & pen on canvas, 100x75cm.
Pride is protest. I’m celebrating it loudly this year.
#pride #bi #queerart #erasethisbitch
An actual #workinprogress
A psychedelic abstract. Just the beginning of this one and so far I am liking the direction its taking.
#abstractart
#workinprogress
#mindfulness
#Painting
#playinart
A psychedelic abstract. Just the beginning of this one and so far I am liking the direction its taking.
#abstractart
#workinprogress
#mindfulness
#Painting
#playinart
May 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
An actual #workinprogress
A psychedelic abstract. Just the beginning of this one and so far I am liking the direction its taking.
#abstractart
#workinprogress
#mindfulness
#Painting
#playinart
A psychedelic abstract. Just the beginning of this one and so far I am liking the direction its taking.
#abstractart
#workinprogress
#mindfulness
#Painting
#playinart
May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Distraction"
(30x20cm 2024)
A chaotic harmony of colour and line, this mixed media piece explores the grip of overstimulation. The swirl of thoughts, tech, and tangled emotions. Focus frays. Presence fractures.
#abstractart #adhd #neurodivergentart #welshartist #mixedmedia
(30x20cm 2024)
A chaotic harmony of colour and line, this mixed media piece explores the grip of overstimulation. The swirl of thoughts, tech, and tangled emotions. Focus frays. Presence fractures.
#abstractart #adhd #neurodivergentart #welshartist #mixedmedia
May 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Distraction"
(30x20cm 2024)
A chaotic harmony of colour and line, this mixed media piece explores the grip of overstimulation. The swirl of thoughts, tech, and tangled emotions. Focus frays. Presence fractures.
#abstractart #adhd #neurodivergentart #welshartist #mixedmedia
(30x20cm 2024)
A chaotic harmony of colour and line, this mixed media piece explores the grip of overstimulation. The swirl of thoughts, tech, and tangled emotions. Focus frays. Presence fractures.
#abstractart #adhd #neurodivergentart #welshartist #mixedmedia
Portraits 1–8 (+ a peek at No.9)
Van Gogh to Christine Kinsey, with Hilma, Gwen, and Shani in between. A reel of pencil portraits from Sketchbook 2—some legends, some quiet rebels, all part of my learning and my voice.
#art #portrait #drawing #sketchbook #queerart
Van Gogh to Christine Kinsey, with Hilma, Gwen, and Shani in between. A reel of pencil portraits from Sketchbook 2—some legends, some quiet rebels, all part of my learning and my voice.
#art #portrait #drawing #sketchbook #queerart
May 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Portraits 1–8 (+ a peek at No.9)
Van Gogh to Christine Kinsey, with Hilma, Gwen, and Shani in between. A reel of pencil portraits from Sketchbook 2—some legends, some quiet rebels, all part of my learning and my voice.
#art #portrait #drawing #sketchbook #queerart
Van Gogh to Christine Kinsey, with Hilma, Gwen, and Shani in between. A reel of pencil portraits from Sketchbook 2—some legends, some quiet rebels, all part of my learning and my voice.
#art #portrait #drawing #sketchbook #queerart
Portrait No.7: Shani Rhys James
Sketchbook 2
She paints like a storm—raw, fierce, and full of truth. This portrait’s a quiet nod to her noise. One of the great Welsh painters who never softened herself to fit the frame.
#ShaniRhysJames #drawing #welshart #sketchbook #portrait
Sketchbook 2
She paints like a storm—raw, fierce, and full of truth. This portrait’s a quiet nod to her noise. One of the great Welsh painters who never softened herself to fit the frame.
#ShaniRhysJames #drawing #welshart #sketchbook #portrait
May 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Portrait No.7: Shani Rhys James
Sketchbook 2
She paints like a storm—raw, fierce, and full of truth. This portrait’s a quiet nod to her noise. One of the great Welsh painters who never softened herself to fit the frame.
#ShaniRhysJames #drawing #welshart #sketchbook #portrait
Sketchbook 2
She paints like a storm—raw, fierce, and full of truth. This portrait’s a quiet nod to her noise. One of the great Welsh painters who never softened herself to fit the frame.
#ShaniRhysJames #drawing #welshart #sketchbook #portrait
Portrait No.6: Gwen John
Sketchbook 2
A portrait of quiet defiance. Gwen John lived and loved on her own terms—often in the shadows, but never dimmed. This drawing is a nod to her Welsh fire, her queerness, and her unmatched grace in silence.
#GwenJohn #queerart #portrait #welshartist #sketchbook
Sketchbook 2
A portrait of quiet defiance. Gwen John lived and loved on her own terms—often in the shadows, but never dimmed. This drawing is a nod to her Welsh fire, her queerness, and her unmatched grace in silence.
#GwenJohn #queerart #portrait #welshartist #sketchbook
May 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Portrait No.6: Gwen John
Sketchbook 2
A portrait of quiet defiance. Gwen John lived and loved on her own terms—often in the shadows, but never dimmed. This drawing is a nod to her Welsh fire, her queerness, and her unmatched grace in silence.
#GwenJohn #queerart #portrait #welshartist #sketchbook
Sketchbook 2
A portrait of quiet defiance. Gwen John lived and loved on her own terms—often in the shadows, but never dimmed. This drawing is a nod to her Welsh fire, her queerness, and her unmatched grace in silence.
#GwenJohn #queerart #portrait #welshartist #sketchbook
Portrait No.5: Hilma af Klint
Sketchbook 2
Long before abstract art had a name, Hilma was channeling visions from beyond. Mystic, medium, pioneer—she painted for the future. This pencil study is a tribute to her spirit, silence, and symbols.
#HilmaAfKlint #art #drawing #spiritualart #portrait
Sketchbook 2
Long before abstract art had a name, Hilma was channeling visions from beyond. Mystic, medium, pioneer—she painted for the future. This pencil study is a tribute to her spirit, silence, and symbols.
#HilmaAfKlint #art #drawing #spiritualart #portrait
May 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Portrait No.5: Hilma af Klint
Sketchbook 2
Long before abstract art had a name, Hilma was channeling visions from beyond. Mystic, medium, pioneer—she painted for the future. This pencil study is a tribute to her spirit, silence, and symbols.
#HilmaAfKlint #art #drawing #spiritualart #portrait
Sketchbook 2
Long before abstract art had a name, Hilma was channeling visions from beyond. Mystic, medium, pioneer—she painted for the future. This pencil study is a tribute to her spirit, silence, and symbols.
#HilmaAfKlint #art #drawing #spiritualart #portrait
Self Portrait 'Resilient'
60x40cm Acrylic Pens on Canvas
There's a back story to this that isn't ready to be told yet but the portrait remains. Its resilient in its silence and powerful in the story to be told.
#queerportrait
#selfie
#portraitart
#resilience
#Resilient
60x40cm Acrylic Pens on Canvas
There's a back story to this that isn't ready to be told yet but the portrait remains. Its resilient in its silence and powerful in the story to be told.
#queerportrait
#selfie
#portraitart
#resilience
#Resilient
May 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Self Portrait 'Resilient'
60x40cm Acrylic Pens on Canvas
There's a back story to this that isn't ready to be told yet but the portrait remains. Its resilient in its silence and powerful in the story to be told.
#queerportrait
#selfie
#portraitart
#resilience
#Resilient
60x40cm Acrylic Pens on Canvas
There's a back story to this that isn't ready to be told yet but the portrait remains. Its resilient in its silence and powerful in the story to be told.
#queerportrait
#selfie
#portraitart
#resilience
#Resilient
Update:
A Prayer to Nature | Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
A sleep and a meditation later and it revealed itself to me.
#nevertoolatetochange
#artwork
#spiritualart #abstractexpressionism #welshartist #natureismychurch #oilpainting
#davidwildecarr
A Prayer to Nature | Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
A sleep and a meditation later and it revealed itself to me.
#nevertoolatetochange
#artwork
#spiritualart #abstractexpressionism #welshartist #natureismychurch #oilpainting
#davidwildecarr
May 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Update:
A Prayer to Nature | Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
A sleep and a meditation later and it revealed itself to me.
#nevertoolatetochange
#artwork
#spiritualart #abstractexpressionism #welshartist #natureismychurch #oilpainting
#davidwildecarr
A Prayer to Nature | Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
A sleep and a meditation later and it revealed itself to me.
#nevertoolatetochange
#artwork
#spiritualart #abstractexpressionism #welshartist #natureismychurch #oilpainting
#davidwildecarr
‘A Prayer to Nature’
50cm x 40cm oil
This abstract channels the sublime—not as sight, but presence. Where light carves form and silence vibrates behind colour. A threshold space, where awe becomes reverence and the mind yields to the ungraspable.
#spiritualart #welshartist #oilpainting #abstractart
50cm x 40cm oil
This abstract channels the sublime—not as sight, but presence. Where light carves form and silence vibrates behind colour. A threshold space, where awe becomes reverence and the mind yields to the ungraspable.
#spiritualart #welshartist #oilpainting #abstractart
May 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
‘A Prayer to Nature’
50cm x 40cm oil
This abstract channels the sublime—not as sight, but presence. Where light carves form and silence vibrates behind colour. A threshold space, where awe becomes reverence and the mind yields to the ungraspable.
#spiritualart #welshartist #oilpainting #abstractart
50cm x 40cm oil
This abstract channels the sublime—not as sight, but presence. Where light carves form and silence vibrates behind colour. A threshold space, where awe becomes reverence and the mind yields to the ungraspable.
#spiritualart #welshartist #oilpainting #abstractart
Sketchbook Portrait
I've been on a journey of discovering welsh artists. I've enjoyed learning more about Christine Kinsey's work. I love connecting that work with a portrait in my book.
#christinekinsey
#welshartist
#welshart
#femaleartists
#artinspiration
#realisticportraits
#dailypractise
I've been on a journey of discovering welsh artists. I've enjoyed learning more about Christine Kinsey's work. I love connecting that work with a portrait in my book.
#christinekinsey
#welshartist
#welshart
#femaleartists
#artinspiration
#realisticportraits
#dailypractise
May 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sketchbook Portrait
I've been on a journey of discovering welsh artists. I've enjoyed learning more about Christine Kinsey's work. I love connecting that work with a portrait in my book.
#christinekinsey
#welshartist
#welshart
#femaleartists
#artinspiration
#realisticportraits
#dailypractise
I've been on a journey of discovering welsh artists. I've enjoyed learning more about Christine Kinsey's work. I love connecting that work with a portrait in my book.
#christinekinsey
#welshartist
#welshart
#femaleartists
#artinspiration
#realisticportraits
#dailypractise
Work in progress.
Oil on board
The Boy!
#abstractportrait
#portrait
#oilpainting
#realism
#workinprogress
#queerartist
#welshart
#welshartist
Oil on board
The Boy!
#abstractportrait
#portrait
#oilpainting
#realism
#workinprogress
#queerartist
#welshart
#welshartist
May 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Work in progress.
Oil on board
The Boy!
#abstractportrait
#portrait
#oilpainting
#realism
#workinprogress
#queerartist
#welshart
#welshartist
Oil on board
The Boy!
#abstractportrait
#portrait
#oilpainting
#realism
#workinprogress
#queerartist
#welshart
#welshartist
“Erase This, Bitch!”
100x75cm, acrylic & pen.
A full-colour refusal to vanish. Born of rage, joy, queerness, and chaos. For every time I was told to shrink. I made this instead.
#ArtNotErased #QueerArt #biart #queercommunity #transrights #EraseThisBitch
100x75cm, acrylic & pen.
A full-colour refusal to vanish. Born of rage, joy, queerness, and chaos. For every time I was told to shrink. I made this instead.
#ArtNotErased #QueerArt #biart #queercommunity #transrights #EraseThisBitch
May 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“Erase This, Bitch!”
100x75cm, acrylic & pen.
A full-colour refusal to vanish. Born of rage, joy, queerness, and chaos. For every time I was told to shrink. I made this instead.
#ArtNotErased #QueerArt #biart #queercommunity #transrights #EraseThisBitch
100x75cm, acrylic & pen.
A full-colour refusal to vanish. Born of rage, joy, queerness, and chaos. For every time I was told to shrink. I made this instead.
#ArtNotErased #QueerArt #biart #queercommunity #transrights #EraseThisBitch
'An Invitation Inside'
90cm x 90cm oil and acrylic on canvas.
#queerart
#comingout
#invitingin
#pride
#abstractart
#arttherapy
#bi
90cm x 90cm oil and acrylic on canvas.
#queerart
#comingout
#invitingin
#pride
#abstractart
#arttherapy
#bi
May 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
'An Invitation Inside'
90cm x 90cm oil and acrylic on canvas.
#queerart
#comingout
#invitingin
#pride
#abstractart
#arttherapy
#bi
90cm x 90cm oil and acrylic on canvas.
#queerart
#comingout
#invitingin
#pride
#abstractart
#arttherapy
#bi