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David Brace
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Artist/painter in Canada

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Commissions welcome

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For "Borders & Edges": "Flip (Heads I win, tails you lose)", oil on map fragment, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60 (Cdn) & "Fall", oil on map fragment, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60(Cdn), or $100(Cdn) for the pair. DM if interested. #art
A piece of a map of an inset showing the city of Ottawa on which there's a realistic painting of a Canadian dime (Bluenose side up) in mid coin toss, it's shadow below on the map. A small painting of an American nickel on a piece of a map of the US/Canada border between Minnesota & Northern Ontario.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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In progress: "Untitled Christmas gift for my girlfriend and mother-in-law", oil on canvas, 24x36". Playing around with placement of stuff today, populating the bench with foxglove, a fern frond & gardening gloves.
A rustic floral still life painting in progress. It's a dark room, run down, perhaps a potting shed. On a bench is a Crown brand glass jar with a cut flower arrangement, orange rose, pink fancy tulip, a white rose, other flowers suggested in broad strokes. To the right of the flowers are 3 cut pink roses and a lit candle. Some foxglove and a fern frond are getting underpainted on the bench. The back wall has peeling burgundy damask wallpaper over crumbling plaster. The light of a window is cast on the back wall.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"American Opera", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2025- regular price $800(Cdn), on sale to residents of Canada, the UK & EU for $600(Cdn). #art
A painting of 3 American pennies on wrinkled tin foil on a red background.
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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From the "Crushed" series: "Crush (Inv.1890:1456 cat:00287181)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2024- regularly $800(Cdn), on sale to residents in Canada, the UK & EU for $600(Cdn). DM if interested. #art
An oil painting of 3 crushed drink cans against a dark brown background. Behind a dark pink Cush cream soda can is a can crushed down to a small crescent & a Pabst Blue Ribbon can. The catalogue number in the title will lead to the work being referenced if you feel like googling it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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From the "Crushed" series: "(opposition parties)crush(same great taste)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2024 (private collection) #art
A painting of crushed Diet Coke & Coke cans, side by side & slightly overlapping, against a very dark purple background. The Diet Coke can is silver/grey with red lettering (Cok) over creased & wrinkled metal. The regular Coke can is red & silver with white lettering "Cola" & "...nal taste/original" beneath. The top right corner crawls with red ants.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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🧵"Walking Distance" paintings still available, regularly $800(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn) for residents of Canada, the UK, & EU. DM me if you're interested. 2/2 #art
"SELF SERVE (Bus Lane)", oil on canvas, 12x12- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a Pioneer gas station, framed just below the roof top on a car up to the awning & massive sign sign above. The sky is clear & blue. "Bistro (CAUTIONCAUTIONCAUTION)", oil on canvas, 12x12". 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a gas pump covered in a blue tarp & yards of yellow Caution tape wound around it. A strip mall Pizza Hut is seen behind it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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🧵"Walking Distance" paintings still available, regularly $800(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn) for residents of Canada, the UK, & EU. DM me if you're interested. 1/2 #art
"POST (keenur)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800. A realistic painting of a red Canada Post box, rusty & graffiti covered, a shopping cart with some clothing sits behind it. "Poop (TOWN)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a bus stop in winter. The POV is tilted down from left to right. Amidst a bench, bus shelter & blue & yellow port-a-potty the front end city bus sits with doors closed. The scene is snow covered. "Fountain (blue)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2022- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a public water fountain mounted to a light blue brick wall. "CON (SHITTY TOY)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a sketchy red brick graffiti covered variety store, seen over the back end of a blue Ford compact car. It is a clutter of a green dumpster, plastic milk & pop cartons & signage.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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In progress: "Untitled Christmas gift for my girlfriend and mother-in-law", oil on canvas, 24x36". Adding some foxglove, cut roses on the bench. Little by little. #art
A rustic floral still life painting in progress. It's a dark room, run down, perhaps a potting shed. On a bench is a Crown brand glass jar with a cut flower arrangement, orange rose, pink fancy tulip, other flowers suggested in broad strokes. To the right of the flowers is a lit candle. The back wall has peeling burgundy damask wallpaper over crumbling plaster. The light of a window is cast on the back wall.
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Work from the "Walking Distance" series on sale in Canada, UK & EU on sale for $600(Cdn) (reg $800.) DM if interested. #art
"SELF SERVE (Bus Lane)", oil on canvas, 12x12- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a Pioneer gas station, framed just below the roof top on a car up to the awning & massive sign sign above. The sky is clear & blue. "Bistro (CAUTIONCAUTIONCAUTION)", oil on canvas, 12x12". 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a gas pump covered in a blue tarp & yards of yellow Caution tape wound around it. A strip mall Pizza Hut is seen behind it.
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The sudden pivot to long johns season.
A photo of a quiet residential street covered in the first snow of the season.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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A bunch of small drawings on sale, sale prices in alt-text. DM if you're interested. These will ship by letter mail (for US residents.) #art
"Pigeon (tab)", graphite on paper, 6x8", 2025- $125(Cdn). A drawing of a pigeon stepping toward a pop can tab . Sale price- $85(Cdn) "Robin", graphite on paper, 6x6", 2025 - $150(Cdn). A drawing of a robin perched on a small stump facing right. Sale price- $110(Cdn) "left, while the right draws", graphite on paper, 7x8", 2024- $200(Cdn). A graphite drawing of my left hand, palm up, forefinger extended, the other 3 fingers slightly curled. Sale price- $150(Cdn) "Mimic", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 6x8", 2024- $250(Cdn). A colour drawing of a starling. The speckled bird has black, purple, & green feathers. Sale price $200(Cdn).
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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"Sketches from the funeral parlour 4", graphite on paper, 6x8", 2024.
A pencil drawing of Mark Zuckerberg, head & shoulders, lying in state in a coffin.
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Work from the "Walking Distance" series on sale in Canada, UK & EU on sale for $600(Cdn) (reg $800.) DM if interested. #art
"Poop (TOWN)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023. A realistic painting of a bus stop in winter. The POV is tilted down from left to right. Amidst a bench, bus shelter & blue & yellow port-a-potty the front end city bus sits with doors closed. The scene is snow covered. "CON (SHITTY TOY)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023. A realistic painting of a sketchy red brick graffiti covered variety store, seen over the back end of a blue Ford compact car. It is a clutter of a green dumpster, plastic milk & pop cartons & signage.
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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"Sketches from the funeral parlour 1", graphite on paper, 6x8", 2024.
A pencil sketch of the head and shoulders of Elon Musk lying in state in a casket.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Work from the "Walking Distance" series on sale in Canada, UK & EU on sale for $600(Cdn) (reg $800.) DM if interested. #art
"Memorials (commodities)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023. A painting of an wide urban street, wet with rain, skies heavy with grey clouds. In the foreground is a concrete light post wrapped with clear packing tape. Behind is an Esso gas station/Circle K convenience/cannabis shop/Tim Hortons. Just beyond that, at the left edge of the painting is a tombstone store. "POST (keenur)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023. A realistic painting of a red Canada Post mail box, rusty & graffiti covered, a shopping cart with some clothing sits behind it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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If you feel like helping me out, keeping me fed, internetted & electrified, consider buying one of my little art things. #art #sciart
"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. "crush squeeze splatter", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A small painting of a crushed corona can, black, white & gold, with a mutilated wedge of lime above it with lime juice splatter.
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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An old work- "Matthew (rain)", oil, plaster, drywall, wood, copper pipe, 12x14", 2006, (obverse & reverse.) I'm putting this up for sale at it's original 2006 price- $450(Cdn) (shipping within Canada only.) #art
A portrait painting of a young man, the paint is blurred, dragged, the surface scratched & heavily worked. The face is pinks & browns, a hint of a black jacket collar against a smeared & scratched gray background. The back side of the Matthew painting is horizontal lath with plaster oozing between the wood slats, a vertical stud in the center, 2 horizontal studs, off-set, and a vertical copper water pipe running up the left side.
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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"Sketches from the funeral parlour 2", graphite on paper, 6x8", 2024. #art
A drawing of Donald Trump lying in state in a casket in profile.
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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If you feel like helping me out, keeping me fed, internetted & electrified, please consider buying one of my little art things. DM if interested. These are $150(Cdn) each, $250(Cdn) for the pair. #art #sciart
"3 of cicadas", oil on watercolour paper, 5 /14 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150 (Cdn). A small painting of 3 molted cicada shells in a column down the center of the page. "Crunchy", oil on Strathmore watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025- $150(Cdn). A small painting of an amber brown shed cicada carapace.
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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If you feel like helping me out, keeping me fed, internetted & electrified, please consider buying one of my little art things. DM if interested. #art
"(full) stack", oil on watercolour paper, 5 1/4 x 7 1/4", 2025 - $200 (Cdn). A small painting of a stack of 5 Coke cans crushed flat, silver & red, red and white undulating over creased and wrinkled metal. From top to bottom: Diet Coke, Coke Classic, Coke Classic, Diet Coke & Coke Zero. "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.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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"Lite(crush)light", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). On sale in Canada & the UK & EU for $600. DM if interested. #art
A realistic painting of a crushed Miller Lite beer can, white, red, blue & gold on a dark background. Beside, to the right, is a smashed frosted incandescent light bulb.
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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A photo of Trump, right fist upraised, holding a purple dildo.
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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In progress: "Untitled Christmas gift for my girlfriend and mother-in-law", oil on canvas, 24x36". Today I decided to flesh out the back wall before heaping the bench with details. Torn damask wallpaper over crumbling plaster. I'm thinking slightly sinister, but perhaps, magical potting shed.
A rustic floral still life painting in progress. It's a dark room, run down, perhaps a potting shed. On a bench is a Crown brand glass jar with a cut flower arrangement, orange rose, pink fancy tulip, other flowers suggested in broad strokes. To the right of the flowers is a lit candle. The back wall has peeling burgundy damask wallpaper over crumbling plaster. The light of a window is cast on the back wall.
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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In progress: "Untitled Christmas gift for my girlfriend and mother-in-law", oil on canvas, 24x36". Daily changes to this will be subtle. #art #wip
The beginning of a rustic floral still life painting. It's dark, browns & blacks, a few bright pink, yellow & red flowers sketched in. To the right of the flowers is a lit candle.
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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From "Borders & Edges": "Sleight (of hand)", oil on map, 10 1/4 x 14", 2025 & "Hoard (and it burns, burns, burns)", oil, fire on map, 10 1/4 x14", 2025 - $450 (Cdn)each #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. A map of Northern Ontario, Canada, just to the west of James Bay. There's a hole burned through the map mid way up to the left, the edges charred. Around the hole are realistic painted wooden matches, a couple still aflame. Further down the map are several unburnt matches with red match heads.
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM