David Walsh is a pen collector, surgeon and would be artist

These are his ideas, thoughts and images

  • The imperfect can become more beautiful

    September 11, 2019 by

    “Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

  • How do you make an orange?

    June 21, 2026 by

    “I prefer to live in colour…” David Hockney How you mix the colour orange reveals a lot about your personal ideology. Are you RYB or RGB? Colour theory wheels abound in the world of pigment based art, particularly watercolours, and ironically are everywhere online for those seeking instruction and help. They all show the mixing… Read more

  • Who remembers Mr Percival?

    June 17, 2026 by

    “The sea finds out everything you did wrong…” Francis Stokes The great thing about being involved in Urban Sketching is that you visit places you didn’t know about, or had completely overlooked. Armfield Slip and Boatshed in Goolwa is one such place. It was founded in 1926 by the Armfield family as a critical commercial… Read more

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