David Brace

@davidbrace2

Artist/painter in Canada he/him Commissions welcome

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David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 15

"self (shut your filthy mouth)", graphite on paper, 6x10", 2026- $350(Cdn) #art

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 14

In progress: "ferocious", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 6x8" #wip #art #opossum

A realistic colour drawing of an opossum facing the viewer hissing furiously. It's about 2/3rds finished.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 14

2 birds #birds Prices & descriptions in alt-text. DM if interested.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 14

John Candy and Joe Flaherty dressed as farmers in denim coveralls and checked shirts on the SCTV Farm Report. Above Candy's head it says "He blowed up" & below Flaherty it says "He blowed up real good."

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 12

"Oriole", pencil crayon, graphite on paper, 5 1/2 x 8", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 11

"Blue Jay", pencil crayon, graphite on paper, 5 1/2 x 7", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 9

"Gold finch", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 5x7", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds

A colour drawing of a male gold finch perched on a stump looking back over its left shoulder.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 8

"Honey bee study", oil on watercolour paper, 6x8", 2026- $200(Cdn) #art #sciart #bees #invertabrates

A small realistic painting of a honey bee viewed from above against a white background.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 8

"Crow", pencil crayon/graphite on watercolour paper, 9x12", 2026- $450(Cdn) #art #birds

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 8

"self (shut your filthy mouth)", graphite on paper, 6x10", 2026- $350(Cdn) #art

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 8

"self (a little prick)", graphite on paper, 10x10", 2026- $450(Cdn) #art

A pencil drawing self portrait where I have my hands in front of my face. Two fingers of my right hand are in a V peace sign. My left hand holds a sewing needle poking my right forefinger. My face is wincing, eyes narrowed, teeth clenched. There's an indication of a room behind me, a framed print on the wall, a door beyond. I'm wearing a black zippered hoodie & black baseball cap.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 7

"Mimic", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 6x8", 2024- $250(Cdn) #art #birds

A colour drawing of a starling. The speckled bird has black, purple, & green feathers.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 7

"Robin", graphite on paper, 5 1/2 x 6", 2025 - $150(Cdn) #art #birds

A drawing of a robin perched on a small stump facing right.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 7

For the "Borders & Edges" series: "(everybody loves a) Parade", oil on vintage map, 10 1/2 x 14", 2025 (private collection) #art

A map of northern Canada along the border with Greenland on which is a painting of a green plastic toy soldier, a gun slung under its right arm, its left held out straight pointing left just under the words "Greenland (Denmark), Goenland (Danemark)"

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 7

"Look, after a few stumbles I'm 6th after my short program, but if I pull of my quad-lutz in the long program I'll be in medal contention."

Pierre Poilievre standing behind a Calgary Stampede lectern wearing a shiny, silky white embroidered cowboy shirt and a white cowboy hat. His narrow, beady eyes look to his right.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 6

"fixed" & "mended", artist's multiples available on sale for $80(Cdn) each (reg price $100), made to order. Index pages & maps will vary. DM if you're interested. (these are mail art) #art #maps #skulls #hearts

"Fixed", oil, acrylic on paper, bandaid, oil, acrylic, thread on paper, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2024 (artist's multiple). A painting of a human heart on an atlas index page. The paper is torn on the right side, halfway down and into the heart. The tear is repaired with a taupe fabric band-aid.

"mended" (artist's multiple), oil, acrylic, thread on map, 5 14 x 7 5/8", 2024 (on going)- $100ea(Cdn), on sale for $80ea (Cdn). A small painting of a skull on a small fragment of a torn map. The tear is stitched up with red thread.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 6

Here's the first one - "mended" - an artist's multiple. If you'd like one, or one of the hearts/band-aid pieces in the quote thread, let me know with a DM. These are on sale for $80(Cdn) + postage. (the background map will vary) #art #skulls #maps

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 6

I'm making some more of these this week. "mended" (artist's multiple), 5 14 x 7 5/8", 2024 (on going)- $100ea(Cdn), on sale for $80ea (Cdn) #art DM if interested. (these are mail art, so add $5 postage)

A small painting of a skull on a small fragment of a torn map. The tear is stitched up with red thread.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 5

The drawing in the quoted easel photo below. I haven't had the time to sit with this for a couple of days, so I drew the ear this morning helped along by a couple of double espressos. In progress: "self (shut your filthy mouth)", graphite on paper, 6x10" #art #wip

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 5

Olive in my garden last night. She's my neighbour's cat. She visits every evening.

A photo of a black cat, sleek & lithe, on a garden path surrounded by greenery.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 5

Messy easel, work happening, work stalled.

A photo of my easel cluttered with work in progress, pencils & bric-a-brac in a tray beneath, bits of paper, green painter's tape, a canvas with a painting of a dog set aside, a self portrait drawing in the center.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 4

"fixed" (artist's multiple), oil, acrylic on paper, band-aid, 5 1/4 x 7 5/8", 2024 (on going)- $100ea(Cdn), on sale for $80ea (Cdn) #art DM if interested. (these are mail art, so add $5 postage)

"Fixed", oil, acrylic on paper, bandaid, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2024 (artist's multiple). A painting of a human heart on an atlas index page. The paper has a jagged tear on an angle from the bottom into the heart. The tear is repaired with a taupe fabric band-aid.

"Fixed", oil, acrylic on paper, bandaid, 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 2024 (artist's multiple). A painting of a human heart on an atlas index page. The paper is torn on the right side, halfway down and into the heart. The tear is repaired with a taupe fabric band-aid.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 3

In progress: "self (shut your filthy mouth)", graphite on paper, 6x10" #art #wip I didn't spend much time on this today, made pasta salad & read a book instead.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 3

"die cast" small works. $60(Cdn) each, or $100(Cdn) for both. DM if interested. #art

"Die (cast)", oil on map, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60(Cdn). A piece of a map showing Regina, Saskatchewan with a painting of a green & black Nissan GT Hot Wheels car on it.

"(die) cast", oil on map, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60(Cdn). A piece of a map showing Alaska with a painting of a blue & black '68 Camaro Hot Wheels car flying above the map in the top left, its shadow cast on the map in the lower right.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 3

"Land", oil on vintage map fragment, 5 1/2 x 7 3/4", 2024 - $40(Cdn) + $5 postage. #art DM if interested

A portion of a map showing the Somali peninsula on which there's a small realistic painting of a house fly.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 2

"(pickled) & (crushed)", oil on map, 10 1/2 x 13 1/4", 2025 - regular price- $400(Cdn), on sale for $300(cdn) #art #herring #denmark

An old map of Scandinavia (on its side, north on the left side) with a painting of an open can of herring on the left & a crumpled Tuborg beer can on the right. The gold metal of the peeled back herring can lid reveals the fish fillets. Green & white undulates over the creased beer can. Some context on the subject- This one is a little more personal than most of my work. After spending May clearing out my Mom's house & finding old photo albums of my Mom's family in Denmark I was thinking about Morfar & Mormor's house here in Canada. There was always a pot of coffee on the stove, pickled herring, Danish beer or Old Vienna & Aquavit on the table for whoever would inevitably drop by in the afternoon. In my memory the house was both jovial & serious.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 2

"Squirrel", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 5 1/4 x 6 1/4", 2026- regular price- $250(Cdn), on sale for $150(Cdn) #art #sciart #squirrels

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 2

"Île Mère", oil on map fragment, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60(Cdn) #art #sciart #invertebrates DM if interested.

A piece of a map showing the northern tip of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada on which is a painting of a Wolf Spider.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 2

"Fall", oil on map fragment, 5 1/4 x 7", 2025 - $60(Cdn) & "Flip (Ghost II), oil on map, 5 1/4 x 7, 2025 - $60(Cdn). #art DM if interested.

A small painting of an American dime on a piece of a map of the US/Canada border between Minnesota & Northern Ontario.

A piece of a small map with a painting of a Canadian penny, Queen side up, over Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, in the St Lawrence River.

David Brace@davidbrace2· Jul 2

"Endless column (trash Brancusi)", graphite on paper, 7x12", 2026- $350(Cdn) #art