Gavin Dobson Fine Art

'As a gay man, you spend a lot of time watching. Often, you don't know if the stranger in the distance is gay let alone interested, and it's a risky game to play, so there is often a lot of tension, be it sexual or even social'

Painting Collections

Palettes
A collection of smaller original oil paintings on canvas boards. Examinations of...

Palettes
Familiar Strangers
The history of outside cruising in the U.K. is complex, sexual and...

Familiar Strangers
Pool Boys
Perfect bodies in paradise conditions. Pools, ponds, lidos, are places to work...

Pool Boys
Closed Encounters
Bath Houses, Steam Rooms, Showers, Dark Rooms... A collection of paintings looking...

Closed Encounters
Form
Simple examinations on paper. Of line, of shape, and the exploration of...

Form
Portraits
Paintings of the face

Portraits
Unfolding Environments
Queer living is ever evolving. Where once we were hidden due to...

Unfolding Environments
From Life
A series of sketches from my recent life drawing classes. Quite raw...

From Life
Landscapes Of The Mind
This collection uses the fluidity and movement of the paint to convey how...

Landscapes Of The Mind

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