POSTCARD
Postcard I, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard II, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard III, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard IV, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Early in my career I began grouping objects; hunting down items at flea markets and antique shops to build collections. I rarely paint one-off pieces, preferring to add to ongoing and clearly grouped sets: stamps, matchboxes, postcards, pulleys, tins, doors... This way, the objects hold a more important place; one is more attuned to the differences and details within each set.
Postcard V, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard VI, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard VII, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard VIII, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard IX, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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Postcard X, 2025
£165.00
One from a new series of water-based (watercolour, gouache & tempera) seascapes, painted in Greece between July and August 2025, onto antique postcards collected over several years from around Europe and the USA.
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STAMP
Stamp VIII, Apt
£390.00
Measuring 18.5 x 10.5 x 7cm, this plastered and oil-painted wooden stamp comes from an ongoing series. The object was originally found at a flea market in the south of France. Also exhibited with the title ‘Respond’ at Tatha Gallery.
Stamp II, Jeu de Balle
£340.00
Measuring 22 x 11.5 x 2.5cm, this plastered and oil-painted textile stamp comes from an ongoing series. The wooden object was originally found at the iconic Jeu de Balle flea market in Brussels.
Stamp VII, Carpentras
£370.00
Measuring 15 x 8.5 x 7cm, this plastered and oil-painted wooden stamp comes from an ongoing series. The object was originally found at a flea market in the south of France. Also exhibited with the title ‘Balance’ at Tatha Gallery.
Though titled Stamps, this ongoing series is in fact formed of various flat-bottomed wooden objects, from decorator’s tools to decorative corbels. I found the first of them in London in 2023 and have hunted others down ever since. Their titles reference the location they were originally sourced. Each describes sea surface in oil, upon layers of sanded plaster, offering interesting edge-details. These works can be displayed on shelves or mantles, or affixed to the wall with pins or magnets.
Stamp III, Bermondsey
£160.00
Measuring 10.5 x 6.5 x 3cm, this plastered and oil-painted corbel comes from an ongoing series. The wooden object was originally found at the Bermondsey antiques market in London.
Stamp VI, Bermondsey
£160.00
Measuring 10.5 x 6.5 x 3cm, this plastered and oil-painted corbel comes from an ongoing series. The wooden object was originally found at the Bermondsey antiques market in London.
Recent Gathering
Every artwork on this webpage is made from reclaimed, recycled materials – usually of a functional nature. The banner image above features wooden marine pulleys found in the antiques barns of New England, photographed before transformation. The below slideshow carries images from flea markets in France and Belgium, visited this year and last. More recent gathering images can be found on my blog, alongside photographs of the journey.
PULLEY
Pulley VII, Wiscasset, ME
£600.00
Painted in oil, this pulley-painting measures 35 × 11 × 7cm. These works can be installed in various ways – suspended, on the wall (using small hooks) or as objects on shelves.
Pulley VIII, Lincolnville, ME
£420.00
Painted in oil, this pulley-painting measures 30 x 13 x 10cm. These works can be installed in various ways – suspended, on the wall (using small hooks) or as objects on shelves.
CARD
Adjust | Out for Exhibition
£280.00
This framed egg tempera, watercolour & pencil on card sketch measures 9 x 8.5cm.
Foster
£280.00
This framed gouache, watercolour & pencil on photo-mount sketch measures 8.5 x 6.5cm.
Immerse | Out for Exhibition
£390.00
This framed gouache, watercolour & pencil on photo-mount sketch measures 16.5 x 11cm.
Ground | Out for Exhibition
£330.00
This framed gouache, watercolour & pencil on photo-mount sketch measures 8.5 x 14cm.
Return
£340.00
This framed egg tempera, watercolour & pencil on photo-mount sketch measures 11.2 x 16.8cm.
CONTAINER
London, September
£420.00
Closed, this oversized OXO tin artwork measures 12 x 12 x 5 cm. Inside, a close-cropped seascape painted on reclaimed wood marks a gentle departure: it echoes Cass’s Light on Water series, while the tin itself – serving as both vessel and frame – recalls Where Once the Waters.
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Paris, September I
£220.00
A painted wooden clasped & hinged box found in Village Saint Paul, Paris – now back in the studio after having been out for exhibition. Painted in gouache during September 2023, this piece measures 5.8 x 5.7 x 3.8cm.
Avignon, August
£420.00
A recent painting created using the power-supply element of an antique projector. This object-based artwork measures 23 × 14 × 6cm. Sold with its original cable.
Paris, September II
£260.00
A painted wooden storage box found in Village Saint Paul, Paris – now back in the studio after having been out for exhibition. Painted in gouache during September 2023, this piece measures 8.8 x 8.8 x 4cm.
Boston, June
£400.00
One from a recent series of box and object works, painted in egg tempera and gouache onto a cigar box, found in Concord, MA last year. In line with David’s series Light on Water, the piece abstractly depicts a cropped sea surface, without sky. Completed in June 2024, the box measures 27.5 x 14 x 8cm.
Concord, May
£320.00
One from a recent series of box and object works, painted in egg tempera and gouache onto a cigar box, found in Concord, MA last year. In line with David’s series Light on Water, the piece abstractly depicts a cropped sea surface, without sky. Completed in May 2024, the box measures 21 x 14 x 3.5cm.
TIN
Tins have been a favourite item in the studio since 2017. My first set was exhibited in Rising Horizon in 2019, each named for a different sea. By 2020 I had amassed a large collection of tins, which became my principal focus during lockdown in 2020 & 21. Working from a small studio, these hand-held antique vessels became a daily ritual. By the end of lockdown and after a move to a larger studio (by the sea) I had set myself a goal the painting 365 of them – one for each day of the year. I completed the series in 2022 and exhibited them at Venice Biennale. Today, sixty-five of that original series remain, now back in the studio after exhibitions around the UK and further afield.
These miniatures pay homage to the sea. They speak of time past, present and future; of function and the daily coming and going of the tide. These fleeting moments come together to describe a bigger picture, a collective memory. “Each painting contains a different body of water, where the horizon line, time of day, and weather conditions vary in every unique view”, writes Kate Reeve-Edwards. “The painting process reacts and enhances the objects, working with them to create a new life. A circular ecosystem of reuse and repair is what Cass is gently encouraging. The hand-held world of the tin is regenerated: these small objects which once contained tobacco, mints, or teabags now convey new, bigger ideas...”
Five Days
£500.00
A set of five oil-painted antique tins. Each describes a different time of day and weather, responding to the shape and design of the surface. These can be installed as a group or individually, fixed to the wall using countersunk magnets; or displayed on mantles or shelves.
Curated by the artist
This group features: January 13th, February 25th, March 17th, April 16th & December 20th
Ten Days
£950.00
A set of ten oil-painted antique tins. Each describes a different time of day and weather, responding to the shape and design of the surface. These can be installed as a group or individually, fixed to the wall using countersunk magnets; or displayed on mantles or shelves.
Curated by the artist
This group features: April 25th, May 12th, June 7th, June 11th, June 19th, July 6th, August 16th, August 24th, December 27th & December 29th
Framed in walnut, printed onto pro-pearl papers | Panthalassa was the super-ocean that surrounded the super-continent Pangaea, until the landmass began to break up around 250 million years ago. As a title for this series of photographs, Panthalassa (from the Greek πᾶν “all” and θάλασσα “sea”) is used to enforce the notion that these are each captures of the same ocean: our World Ocean. Spanning twelve years (and counting) these photographs have been taken as research (for painting projects), during material gathering trips, and from my previous sea-facing studio. They link to The Sea from Here, and other works exploring climate change and specifically variations in sea-level rise.
Panthalassa IV
£220.00
A framed seascape photograph from the ongoing series Panthalassa. Each photograph is framed in walnut at 50cm in width.
Panthalassa VIII
£220.00
A framed seascape photograph from the ongoing series Panthalassa. Each photograph is framed in walnut at 50cm in width.
Panthalassa V
£220.00
A framed seascape photograph from the ongoing series Panthalassa. Each photograph is framed in walnut at 50cm in width.
An opportunity to purchase from my letters series. In this set (exhibited in the RA Summer Exhibition) four individuals – born in or near London – are informed of the effects of sea level rise on the River Thames across their lifetimes. They’re part of a larger project addressing hundreds of people around the world. The buyer will also be given the opportunity to have their own letter typed, included in the price.
Thames Letters
£880.00
In this set of framed letters, four individuals – born in or near London – are informed of the effects of sea level rise on the River Thames across their lifetimes. We know that seas are rising around the world, but the impact on rivers is less frequently discussed. The Thames is a partially tidal river, and so changes in sea level directly impact its level, despite the protection offered by the Thames Barrier.
These letters – selected for exhibition during last year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – are now back in the studio. They’re part of a larger project addressing hundreds of individuals around the world. The sale of this set will fund new not-for-profit environmental artwork. The buyer will also be given the opportunity to have their own letter typed, included in the price, in consultation with the artist.
Typed letters on antique papers from London
110 x 46cm (framed)
Learn more about the kind of works featured in this virtual exhibition in these three books. My largest volume, Where Once the Waters, was created as a place to compile not only images of the exhibition in Venice – featuring 365 tin paintings – but the research involved in producing the project. Rising Horizon and Light on Water were published by The Scottish Gallery to accompany exhibitions of the same names, of seascapes painted onto found objects.
Where Once the Waters | Book
from £19.00
Created to accompany David Cass’ ongoing project Where Once the Waters. Across 222 pages, view images of the original exhibition in Venice, of selected artworks from each series; explore research by the artist and read texts by authors David Gange, Patricia Emison and Kate Reeve-Edwards.
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Rising Horizon | Book
£10.00
Rising Horizon features contributions from Guy Peploe, Prof. Dave Reay & oceanographer John Englander.
“Here, David Cass explores the abstract notion of a rising horizon, using beautifully painted seascapes as vehicles to explore themes of global warming and sea rise. Paintings appear on diverse surfaces such as metal signs, antique tins, a copper boiler and re-formed plastic-waste panels” — The Scottish Gallery
The publication contains contributions from Prof. David Reay and oceanographer John Englander: commenting on David Cass’ artworks from environmental perspectives. Further writing comes from Guy Peploe and from David Cass. Over 70 of Cass’ recent artworks feature, each exploring the topic of sea-rise.
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Light on Water | Book
£10.00
David’s most recent solo exhibition Light on Water was accompanied by this book. It acts as a catalogue of the exhibition in The Scottish Gallery, and a place to learn more about the ongoing project.
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