David Drum Canadian, b. 1944
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David Drum’s Tickled Pink is a vibrant abstract composition built from sprayed colour, translucent layers, and hard-edged geometric forms. Large areas of cobalt blue, lemon yellow, coral pink, orange, and turquoise move across the surface in overlapping diagonals, creating a sense of light, motion, and visual collision.
The left side is dominated by bold blue shapes that cut sharply through warmer orange and yellow fields, while the centre opens into a pale, glowing area of white, cream, and soft pink. Around this centre, scraped marks, splatters, faint linear gestures, and textured passages give the work a layered, experimental surface. On the right, a strong blue bar and acid-yellow triangular form add structure and tension, balancing the looser atmospheric effects beneath.
The title Tickled Pink suits the work well: pink is not simply a background colour, but an active presence that softens the sharper blues and yellows. The painting feels playful, energetic, and light-filled, with the spontaneity of street-art spray effects combined with the compositional control of geometric abstraction.
Provenance
- direct from Crystal Beach Studio- Drum Inventory #6051