David Warren was born and grew up in Birmingham and studied
GraphicDesign at Birmingham College of Art.  He subsequently
worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. Throughout his working
life, and particularly since retiring in 2013, David has made and
exhibited his own work in various parts of the UK.

For the exhibition, Home/Town, David returned to the city, having
lived in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire for 40 years, to explore
places he recalled from his childhood.

“I remember well, that as a child growing up in Birmingham I was
fascinated by the variety of its architecture, and I still find inspiration
in its buildings. It’s difficult to analyse just why one particular
building, street, or juxtaposition of forms, carries more significance
than another. Instead, I’m attempting to convey that significance
through drawing, using line, texture and colour in an expressive way.
I hope that even familiar places will have taken on a fresh character.”

David’s return to the city and his encounter with memories and places
associated with his younger self, are expressed with exuberance, in the
oil pastels and Giclée prints presented in Home/Town.