{"id":1760,"date":"2013-06-21T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2013-06-21T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T04:53:22","slug":"artist-dave-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1760","title":{"rendered":"Artist Dave Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1760\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1797\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1797\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1797\" title=\"Dave Williams Artist\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/001.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Williams Artist\" width=\"800\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/001-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emporiumgallery.com.au\/DaveWilliams.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Williams<\/a> is a Brisbane based, self-taught artist with a penchant for travelling, conservation, playing guitar and surfing. Dave\u2019s work embraces a wide range of media including acrylic and oil on canvas, pastels and charcoals on paper and mixed media sculpture.<\/p>\n<p>A supporter of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seashepherd.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Shepherd<\/a> and other conservation groups, Dave is also an advocate for sharks and this is reflected in his bold statements about the cruel treatments of these marine animals in \u2018Status Victim\u2019, \u2018Man Eating Shark\u2019 and \u2018Shark Boy\u2019. In these paintings he explores the lighter, more humorous aspects of life, as well as the darker side of mankind\u2019s relationship with animals and the planet through his art.<\/p>\n<p>Born into a creative family Dave took up painting full time in 1989 after having spent his early years living in a shack on the beach of New South Wales \u2013 which later became \u201cThe Shack\u201d Gallery, representing family and artist friends in the area. He now works from his studio and out in the landscape while traveling and painting for exhibition in Australia and overseas.\u00a0This year he launched\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davewilliamsart.com\/organic-clothing-and-bags\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave clothing<\/a>, a fashion label featuring hand-printed organic cotton t-shirts and bags.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Connect with Dave by following him on <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DaveWilliamsArt\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davewilliamsart\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=1798\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1798\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1798\" title=\"Dave Williams Artist\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/011.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Williams Artist\" width=\"800\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/011-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=1760\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareDave Williams is a Brisbane based, self-taught artist with a penchant for travelling, conservation, playing guitar and surfing. 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