Dan Bloodworth

Dan Bloodworth

Dan Bloodworth is a self-taught artist born in Norfolk, living and working in London. He draws inspiration from everyday life, British folklore, and old Westerns, painting how he sees life with a vernacular brush. Despite having no formal training, he has dedicated much of his time to learning by trial and error and exploring the folk artists before him.

Living in London, he found inspiration in people-watching, including characters he meets and putting them to canvas through cowboys and horses. Using a naive approach to work through dark topics allows him to express himself honestly while imbuing the paintings with the childish spirit he still possesses. 

'The horses are probably a bonding thing, connections. Something that's always fascinated me, but not in a wholesome way, more like a fear you know you can tame," he explains. Final compositions often emerge by reducing the initial visual image painted onto canvas, leaving only parts of the original story deemed necessary by the artist. "I don't want you to see too much of my mind," says Dan Bloodworth.