David John Patrick Llewellyn 1916 ? 2005 D.J.P.Llewelyn born in Swanage, Dorset, England. David John Patrick Llewellyn spent most of his early years in the west country, England. He studied theology in Kings College, London Prior to being drafted to the RAF during the second world war. After the war he was ordained in holy orders he spent much of his working life in first in England and then as a missionary in Africa. He came to Ireland in the late sixties and was in his mid fifties before he undertook his first formal art lessons, under Turner, in Belfast in the early 70s. In the mid 70?s he moved to the South of Ireland where he spent the remainder of his life. He had a huge interest in land and seascapes with a particular fondness for the many shades of green and the many moods of the sea. He believed in painting ?in situ? spending many hours beside his subjects. He often added the finishing touches to his paintings from the comfort of home but he firmly believed that to capture the mood and light of a picture, one needed to experience it first hand. He painted with a limited palette of colour, always preferring to mix his greens. He believed that to limit the palette of colour gave unity to a painting. Tone, however always took priority over the importance of colour, but he still enjoyed the subtle differences in changing light and colour of the landscape. His first love was oils but over his working years he also dabbled with water colours. His love of pencil sketching was apparent by many sketches rescued from the bin on the back of matchboxes etc. He felt that painting should be for pleasure but he also used it as a vehicle for raising funds for charitable causes, donating the proceeds for any paintings that he sold. His unique style almost bordered on impressionism and he admired many of the great painters. During his latter years he got much pleasure in helping to inspire and encourage the talents and skills of a number of other artists. He died on October 30th 2005.