Paint lounge Rough

Rough and unfinished but...

woman in Red slippers

Painting... hopefully a tad provocative 16x20 

Saturday Java by David Knighton

A second sketch at Ideal coffee on Sorauren...this time more confident
The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

If the unknown person in the portrait visits please leave a your mark in the comments section.

Carol Marine Study by David Knighton

I admire the work of Carol Marine, painter and instructor. Here is a interpretation of one of her day paintings 11/14. Carol has posted on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUQrTOxc2Mw

Comments welcome

Woollen winter hat 11/14 Ideal Coffee by David Knighton

Woollen winter hat 11/14

It has been a while since I have posted after constant rounds of colds and illness so I will confess to some mild rust with the sharpie. It was nice to produce this minimal sketch in mottled light using the background to support this casual impression///presented nervously to the patron w minimal explanation

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation


If the unknown person in the portrait visits please leave yr mark.

No.1 Son

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

No 1 son

tell me about yours.

3 Pears on Orange

3 Pears on Orange

Back to painting

I think I could have called it
3 Pears on an orange

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

Green, Paint by Numbers? oil

Green, 16x20, oil

back to basics…once I get started I always enjoy painting… from a photo

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

Blue Leather Sandals

Blue Leather Sandals, Oil 16x12,  March 2014, David Knighton

Blue Leather Sandals

Comfortable and worn

painting 2o14

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

The Writer?

The Writer

thoughtfully engaged away from reality, I made this simple honest sketch

of a presumed ''writer" at The Common Cafe

on College. I choose the art section of Now and gave it to her

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

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Fashionable at Aroma

Aroma is always a pleasant haunt. People, most often, just allow u to draw them! I would have preferred less lines but that IS the sharpie, A distinctive Hat and thoughtful look.

Aroma Cafe 

Bloor, March 2014



The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

New York Times

A Warmly dressed young women in conversation with her father(?)

When I gave it to her I mentioned, although this may not be a good likeness of her SHE WAS on the front page of the travel section of the New York Times. 

Ideal Cafe 

Sorauren Feb 2014

The purpose of this art is to start a conversation

Subway Flare

 U can almost hear the sound

Life Drawing

Life Drawing , something I struggle with but this seemed to work