Artist living with cancer. Loving life. Grateful for every momenthttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3mutxvjjymc2gI am trying out different ways of sharing how I make my paintings. Sometimes I don’t have time to make the full time time lapse. Any way here it is a little film I made using iMovie for the first time. It’s of a painting I did yesterday of the path to Church Hill from Hilary’s Way, Kingsnorth.06 Sep 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutxvjjymc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3mdfoujdjrc2uYou looking at me looking at Max. A painting watching itself being watched In July last year my friend Jo Beer’s painting of Max was selected to appear in the National Portrait Gallery. This is my attempt to capture me looking at her painting from the paintings viewpoint. #metaart #realismart27 Jan 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfoujdjrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lnljiyv6qc2sBurgh Island from Bigbury-on-Sea. South West Coast Path. Oil on board painting24 Apr 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnljiyv6qc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lnb6mnscck2wThe Bishop, Gull Rock and Asparagus Island from Kynance Cove, Cornwall. South West Coast Path. Oil on board Painting20 Apr 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnb6mnscck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3leelod67s224Two paintings from Porthtowan. Heavy rain put a stop to the first painting. Returning another day, I decided to start a new painting. In my mind these two pictures represent my cancer journey. "Even after the darkest of nights the sun will rise; tomorrow we go again" Victor Hugo - Les Miserables.28 Dec 2024 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3leelod67s224https://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lebkl52dhc26Purple Rock at Bovisand, Devon. Oil on board painting. This was my 365th painting in the South West Coast Path project. #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #southwestcoastpath #mindfulpainting27 Dec 2024 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lebkl52dhc26https://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3le737zcu2s2wMevagissey, Cornwall. Oil on board. #southwestcoastpath #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #mindfulpainting26 Dec 2024 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3le737zcu2s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldzwa3fnps2qLamorna Cove, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting24 Dec 2024 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldzwa3fnps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldxj7we3b22lSouth Milton Sands, Devon. Oil on board Painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpaintung #mindfulpainting23 Dec 2024 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxj7we3b22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldkx4jotzc2pMousehole, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting18 Dec 2024 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkx4jotzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldiisnm4fs2pPolperro, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting17 Dec 2024 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldiisnm4fs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldfuktfzck2mBurgh Island from Bantham, Devon. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting16 Dec 2024 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfuktfzck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lddiyp7bek2hMawgan Porth Beach. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulcancer15 Dec 2024 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddiyp7bek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ldat64rgn22ePendeen towards North Zawn, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting14 Dec 2024 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldat64rgn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3ld6eaea6j22sBat’s Head from between Swyre Head and Durdle Door, Dorset. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting13 Dec 2024 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6eaea6j22shttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lczdrfh7ts2pDawlish Warren towards Exmouth. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting11 Dec 2024 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczdrfh7ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcwo3szulc2tKaty. Oil on canvas painting. I am so very grateful for the care of Katy and the rest of the chemotherapy team at Ashford’s William Harvey Hospital. Still here, thirty months after a six to twelve months probable live expectancy prognosis. Thank you each and every one of you. #cancerthriver10 Dec 2024 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwo3szulc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcubzxuo6k2wBoats in Coverack Harbour. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #coverack #mindfulpainting09 Dec 2024 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcubzxuo6k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcsun2kjwk2wSeaton, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting08 Dec 2024 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsun2kjwk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcrrtk2s2k2zPortico to the South Transept St Paul’s Cathedral London. Oil on canvas painting. #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #stpaulscathedral #mindfulpainting08 Dec 2024 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcrrtk2s2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcpk2ab67s24Brandy Head from Jacob’s Ladder Sidmouth. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting07 Dec 2024 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpk2ab67s24https://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcmqxmjenc22Smeaton’s Tower and Plymouth Hoe. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #pleinairpainting # cancerthriver #mindfulpainting06 Dec 2024 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcmqxmjenc22https://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcka75mcd22jWheatfield in Auvers-sur-Oise (facing towards Valmondois). Oil on canvas Painting. Vincent van Gogh’s view for his painting “Wheatfield with crows” was about 120 degrees to my left. I am sure he painted a picture facing in this direction too but it’s just less popular than “Wheatfield with crows”05 Dec 2024 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcka75mcd22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lchpuutfcc2gMy third painting of the purple rock at Bovisand Beach Devon. Oil on canvas painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting #bovisand #devon04 Dec 2024 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchpuutfcc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcf6a5p3ak2iRue Francois Villon Auvers-sur-Oise. Oil on canvas painting. #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #mindfulpainting #auverssuroise03 Dec 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcf6a5p3ak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lccnrhyvds2xDownderry, Cornwall. Oil on board painting. #southwestcoastpath #cancerthriver #pleinairpainting #mindfulpainting02 Dec 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccnrhyvds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lcado2skxk2jWembury Beach and Mewstone using palette knife. Oil on board painting. Part of the 365 paintings in a year in the South West Coast Path project. #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #southwestcoastpath #mindfulpainting01 Dec 2024 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcado2skxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lc5qclqkcc2nSente des Calpons, Auvers-sur-Oise. Oil on canvas painting. #mindfulpainting #cancerthriver #auverssuroise30 Nov 2024 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5qclqkcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lc3bdqvfec2rA couple of pictures of my painting of the wheatfield in Auvers-sur-Oise. Oil on canvas #pleinairpainting #auverssuroise #cancerthriver #mindfulpainting29 Nov 2024 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3bdqvfec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/davecrocker.bsky.social/post/3lbynhiy6d22sA painting of Bude Crookets Cornwall. Oil on canvas. #southwestcoastpath #pleinairpainting #cancerthriver #mindfulpainting28 Nov 2024 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:am6g3dl3e5bds46cee4udo7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbynhiy6d22s