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David Brace
@davidbrace2.bsky.social
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Artist/painter in Canada he/him Commissions welcome https://cara.app/drb2
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · Oct 8
A reminder that my work is for sale & I am available for commissions. More work on view at my Cara portfolio- cara.app/drb2 DM for pricing & availability. (my prices are in Canadian dollars, so it's 25% less for my American friends.)
"Mmmnngghhhhnnnhhh", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2024- $800(Cdn) A realistic self portrait of me holding my breath, cheeks puffed out, face red. I have a grey moustache & beard, I'm wearing a black ball cap worn backwards. "crushed (low energy)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850(Cdn) A realistic painting of a red & white crushed Tim Hortons coffee cup beside a silver, blue & red crushed Red Bull can against dark pavement. "Raven Portrait", graphite & pencil crayon, 8x9", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $250Cdn) A realistic colour drawing of a Raven's head. "Sebbie's Garden", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023 (commission) (reg price- $800 Cdn) A realistic painting of an orange & white cat with one green eye and one blue, lurking in the greenery of a garden.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 50m
In progress: "(full) stack", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4" #art #wip
The midway point of a small painting of a stack of 5 Coke cans crushed flat. From top to bottom: Diet Coke, Coke Classic, Coke Classic, Diet Coke & Coke Zero.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 18h
When I hear crap like this I think back to my local crackpot city councillors who'd defend endless police budget increases with, "But what about all the unreported crimes?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 19h
It's definitely been an ongoing theme this term.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 19h
Four and a half billion.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 19h
Dude's definitely dying.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h
Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 20h
From the "Backyard Apocalypse" series: "Comms Control (Approaching Storm)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022- $850 (Cdn) #art
A painting of 2 prone green plastic toy soldiers approaching a Speak-N-Spell against a sullen sky, rain on the horizon. The Speak-N-Spell has the word "WORRY" on it's screen.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 21h
Thanks so much, bikehounds.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 7d
From the "Backyard Apocalypse" series: "Higher Ground (New Day Rising)", oil on canvas, 11x14", 2022 - $850(Cdn) #art
An oil painting of a green plastic soldier atop a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer can with a bullet hole in it. Looking up from grass level toward a blue sky with the sun glaring from behind parting clouds.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 10d
"6 of flies", ink, watercolour, oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025 - $150(Cdn) #art #sciart
A small painting of 6 dead house flies arranged in 2 columns and 3 rows of 2.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 18d
"crush (borg)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2025- $800(Cdn) #art
A painting of a crumpled green & white Tuborg beer can. To its left is a small toy robot, it has a coppery square head and metallic green boxy body, against a dark grey background.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 2d
"8 of buttons", oil on watercolour paper, 5/14 x 7 1/4", 2025- $125(Cdn) #art
A small painting of 8 shirt buttons in a variety of shapes and sizes, laid out like the suit on a playing card.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
"Sleight (of hand)", oil on map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025 - $450(Cdn) #art
A map of the Canada/US border in Manitoba on which there's a painting of a silver dollar straddling the border, the top half is a Canadian silver dollar showing the word CANADA with a voyageur & an indigenous man in a canoe passing an island with 2 pine trees. The bottom half is an American silver dollar with the lower half of the eagle grasping arrows and the words ONE DOLLAR.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 22h
Can't shake the feeling that Trump et al are going to "oopsy" us into a nuclear war, then try to walk it all back the next day with a Truth Social post.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 23h
In progress: "(full) stack", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4" #art #wip
The beginning of a small painting of a stack of 5 Coke cans crushed flat. From top to bottom: Diet Coke, Coke Classic, Coke Classic, Diet Coke & Coke Zero.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, friends. Remember: your garbage goes out a day later this week.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 3d
"crush squeeze splatter", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn) #art
A small painting of a crushed corona can, black, white & gold, with a mutilated wedge of lime above it with lime juice splatter.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 5d
🧵Small works. Prices, titles & descriptions in alt-text. 1/3 #art #sciart (note: delivery for sales of these works will be delayed until after the resolution of the Canada Post strike. Union strong.)
"¿me amas?", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $125(Cdn). A small painting of the bottom half of a torn & crushed Pepsi can, black, white, blue & silver, with only the letters "SI" of Pepsi showing. Above the can is a Plecia nearctica, a love bug. "RED (scare)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150 (Cdn). A painting of a crushed red, silver & white Red Bull RED watermelon energy drink. Above the can is a wandering red and black spider. "botbot", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A small painting of a boxy green toy robot with a square coppery head. Beside it to the right is a bot fly. "Monster (crush)", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A painting of a crushed black, green & white Monster energy drink can with a crab crawling on it from the top.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
"Alit (Rocky Mountain High)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025- $450 (Cdn). #art #sciart
A map of the Rocky Mountains along the border of BC & Alberta, Canada covered with 5 painted butterflies & 5 caterpillars. One butterfly, an orange, brown, black & white Painted Lady, sits in the top left corner, beside it is a grey, black & orange Rocky Mountain Parnassian, lower to the right is an orange & black Monarch & the Mourning Cloak, purple & brown with blue spots & a white fringe. At the bottom facing down is a buttery yellow & black Western Tiger Swallowtail.
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Felicity amelia @felicityamelia.bsky.social · 1d
#31DaysofHalloween
Day 12 #Shapeshifter
"Storyhour" charcoal on Fabriano
#Spooktober #drawing #traditionalart #portrait #faun #eastcoastkin
Two young girls look back at the viewer, girl view left is in a chair, slightly out of focus, girl in right foreground is in focus, in a pinafore, with goat horns emerging from the top of her head.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
"Build-up (friend or foe)", oil on vintage map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025 (private collection)
A vintage map of Eastern Ontario with the city of Ottawa & the US border along the St Lawrence River, on which there's a painting of a pile of green, plastic toy soldiers.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
"Revised (white wash)", oil on map, 20 1/2 x14", 2025- $750 (Cdn) #art
A map showing part of Quebec along the St Lawrence River with the US border redrawn to the river, the south portion of Quebec below the river washed in white paint & a scattering of green, plastic toy soldiers across the map. The new border is stitched in black thread.
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 2d
From the "Walking Distance" series: "Fountain (blue)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2022- $800(Cdn) #art
A realistic painting of a public water fountain mounted to a light blue brick wall.
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 2d
back in the day the closest thing we had to 4chan was a neighborhood kid with an incredibly dirty room and a vhs copy of Faces of Death
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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 1d
"Revised (white wash)", oil on map, 20 1/2 x14", 2025- $750 (Cdn) #art
A map showing part of Quebec along the St Lawrence River with the US border redrawn to the river, the south portion of Quebec below the river washed in white paint & a scattering of green, plastic toy soldiers across the map. The new border is stitched in black thread.
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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 2d
Power Lines Drawing #56 (Hamtramck)

Prints of this drawing are for sale by me here | $40
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Black and white image of a black ink drawing of a silhouette of a utility pole and power lines
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