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T David Downs | Artist
@tdaviddowns.com
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I paint pictures.
Hiker.
Punk rocker.
Amateur radio operator.
Southeastern.
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New painting, “Crossing”, oil on canvas, 30x30in
August 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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New painting, “Plates on a Wall” Oil on canvas 24x24in
July 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Old drawing from 2017 — graphite on paper. Felt like sharing it again. I’m always surprised how much looking back at older work reminds me where I’ve been and where I’m going.
#figurativeart #fineart #drawingstudy #nudeart #artlovers #pencilart #figurestudy #artprocess #realisticdrawing
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Here's a self-portrait I did in 2014
April 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Here's a metal chair I painted a few years back.
"Metal Chair"
Oil on Canvas
18x24in
2017
(Private Collection)
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#art #painting #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #modernart #contemporaryart #metalchair #artist #painter
April 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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More progress on this burrow owl. Almost finished? Feels like it has more to give.
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#wip #workinprogress #artist #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #modernart #contemporaryart #wildlifepainting #florida #floridawildlife #conservation #workingartist #burrowowl #owl #Superbowl
April 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This week I'm working on a picture of a burrow owl.

@painting @oilpainting @classicalpainting @art @fineart @wip @workinprogress @paintinginprogress @artist @inthestudio @burrowowl @wildlifepainting
A picture of a painting in progress of a burrow owl standing in a florida landscape
April 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New painting, “Florida Scrub Jay”
Oil on canvas
10x10in
2025
#art #painting #oilpainting #floridascrubjay #floridawildlife #wildlifepainting #modernart #contemporarypainting #conservation #artist #be #see
March 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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"Revelation"
Oil on canvas
48x72in
2024
#painting #oilpainting #art #fineart #modernart #contemporaryart #wildlifeart #southernart #florida #ufo #uap #bear #be #see
A large oil painting of a black bear standing up in a scrub of palmettos. Frostplant flowers are buzzed by butterflies, a coral snake slithers away, a large UFO hovers in the center top over the bear.
February 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“Pine Warbler”
Oil on canvas
10x10in
2025
#fineart #contemporaryart #wildlifeart #floridawildlife #southernart #artist #oilpainting #art
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Here's a quick walk through of my show last year at The Hale Gallery in Islamorada, Florida.
#art #painting #fineart #artgallery #artshow #modernart #contemporaryart #artist #southernart #be #see
February 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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"Okefenokee Anhingas"
Oil on canvas
50x72in
2022
#wildlifeart #modernart #contemporaryart #painting #art #fineart #oiloncanvas #modernpainting #okefenokee #southernart #artist #be #see
An oil painting of three anhingas perched on tree branches over the Okefenokee Swamp, a small alligator lurks in the water below.
February 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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“Fireline”
Oil on canvas
47x72in
2022
#art #fineart #modernart #painting #contemporaryart #southernart #oilpainting #be #see #artist #wildlifeart #conservation
An oil painting of a male deer leaping over a line of fire in a pine forest surrounded by palmetto bushes.
February 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Close enough
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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"UFO 6"
Oil on panel
8x8in
2024
#art #fineart #painting #oilpainting #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #artist #ufo #uap #be #see
An oil painting of a blurry UFO hovering above clouds
February 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"Resonance"
Oil on panel
48x48in
2024
#art #fineart #painting #oilpainting #modernart #modernpainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #ufo #uap #be #see #artist
An oil painting of a UFO in the sky over two tree tops and a small flame, it's smoke billowing up behind the craft. Clouds gather in the background.
February 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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"Florida Trail"
Oil on canvas
20x20in
2024
#art #fineart #painting #oilpainting #modernart #landscapepainting #landscape #floridatrail #be #see #hike
An oil painting of the Florida Trail as seen in North Central Florida
February 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Okefenokee Alligators”
Oil on canvas
48x48in
2024
#art #fineart #wildlifeart #painting #oilpainting #artist #alligators #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #okefenokee #be #see
A painting of four alligators lounging at the edge of a body of water.
February 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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"Longleaf Pine Cone"
Oil on panel
24x24in
2024
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #modernart #contemporaryart #natureart #naturepainting #be #see
February 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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"Orb 3"
Oil on panel
10x10in
2024
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #modernart #contemporaryart #ufo #uap #be #see #blueskyartshow
An oil painting of a blue-grey landscape with a small orb floating in the middle
February 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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"Turtle On A Table With Flowers"
Oil on canvas
40x40in
2025
#art #fineart #stilllife #stilllifepainting #painting #oilpainting #artist #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting
February 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"Owl Effigy (3 Sides)"
Oil on canvas
18x24in
2024
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #modernart #contemporaryart #artifact #archaeology #stilllife #stilllifepainting #be #see
An oil painting of an owl effigy artifact carved from stone, shown in three sides.
February 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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"UFO 8"
Oil on panel
8x8in
2024
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #modernart #contemporaryart #ufo #uap #be #see
A painting of a blue sky with a UFO in the upper right corner, hovering.
February 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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“Woodstork Flyover”
Oil on canvas
24x24in
2023
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #conservation #wildlifeart #woodstork #modernart #modernpainting #contemporaryart #artist #wildlifepainting #contemporaryart
An oil painting of a woodstork flying overhead
February 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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"Turkey Oak”
Oil on canvas
24x24in
2024
#art #fineart #oilpainting #painting #conservation #landscapeart #tree #modernart #modernpainting #contemporaryart #artist #landscapepainting #contemporaryart
A painting of a large turkey oak tree situated in a field of Florida scrub and grass.
February 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM