{"id":54545,"date":"2020-11-27T15:41:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=54545"},"modified":"2021-11-14T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-14T17:31:13","slug":"how-derek-bainton-reached-a-new-audience-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/11\/27\/how-derek-bainton-reached-a-new-audience-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How lockdown helped bring one Cardiff painter\u2019s work to a new audience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After leaving his academic job last year, lockdown gave local painter and illustrator Derek Bainton the chance to work on passion projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Derek Bainton sitting on a stool painting a street in Grangetown, Cardiff, at night \" class=\"wp-image-54546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1366x683.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1170x585.png 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile.png 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-293x147.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1400x700.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Derek Bainton sitting on a stool painting a street in Grangetown, Cardiff, at night \" class=\"wp-image-54546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1366x683.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1170x585.png 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile.png 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-293x147.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/DB-profile-1400x700.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Derek still uses wooden paintboxes handmade by his father in his shed in Risca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek Bainton, 49, has been painting Cardiff street scenes<em> <\/em>for the past 15 years, using small wooden paintboxes handmade by his father. But he has only been pushing his work commercially since April of this year, starting an Instagram account, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thecityartpeddler\/\">@thecityartpeddler<\/a>, to promote his paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek resigned from his senior position at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwtsd.ac.uk\/art-design\/\">Swansea College of Art<\/a> in July 2019, intending to pursue creative projects. When the March lockdown hit, he suddenly had the thinking space necessary to get set up on social media and build a professional website. In fact, his experience of lockdown was overwhelmingly positive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI loved it,&#8221; he said. Although he was initially uneasy about going out to paint on location, often finding once-welcoming park benches taped up, that soon changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to this story <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"How lockdown helped bring Cardiff painter&#039;s work to a new audience by CardiffJomec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F926643811&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"How lockdown helped bring Cardiff painter&#039;s work to a new audience by CardiffJomec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F926643811&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think what lockdown did was dissolve this notion of anonymity in the city,&#8221; he said. &#8220;People had a sense of connection, regardless of how passing it might be, whether it was a smile or light conversation. When it came to painting, it brought people closer to my work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The general comment people made was \u2018Ha, you wouldn\u2019t be able to do that in normal times!\u2019<\/p><p><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When he went out to paint a usually busy road in the centre of Cardiff, he found passersby were largely friendlier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe general comment people made was \u2018Ha, you wouldn\u2019t be able to do that in normal times!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Valleys boy<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek was born and brought up in Risca, a small mining town west of Newport. Growing up there he was in awe of Cardiff because it was so different to the Valleys, he said. His Irish mother, from Connemara, insisted on Catholic school, meaning Derek would travel into Newport on the bus from age four. From there he would make visits to Cardiff, particularly to the Wales Empire Pool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He completed a HND course in Natural History Illustration in Bournemouth, before travelling to Australia. There, he found work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.au\/wa\/\">National Trust of Western Australia<\/a> and travelled the country illustrating their settlements and estates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Painting these isolated, bleak buildings, out in the middle of nowhere, was the seed of his love of drawing a lonely old building, he said. Edward Hopper, known for painting lonesome urban spaces, was a particular influence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always loved the notion of stillness and melancholy in art,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1024x512.png\" alt=\"A painting of Grangetown in Cardiff at night\" class=\"wp-image-54547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1366x683.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1170x585.png 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown-.png 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--293x147.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1400x700.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1024x512.png\" alt=\"A painting of Grangetown in Cardiff at night\" class=\"wp-image-54547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--770x385.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1366x683.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1170x585.png 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown-.png 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--293x147.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Night-at-the-Edge-of-Grangetown--1400x700.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Derek often seeks to record ordinary urban spaces in his paintings Credit: Derek Bainton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Itchy feet <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Later he returned to the UK to look after the family sheepdog while his parents went away, and began teaching at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, now Swansea College of Art. He stayed in one form or another for 20 years, before leaving last year, citing \u201citchy feet.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek moved to Cardiff in 2000 and lived close to the docks, as the Bay was known then. He said he appreciated Cardiff\u2019s \u201creal Welshness\u201d and working class heritage, as well as the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2017\/11\/14\/fringe-festival-underway-at-the-bay\/\">rich mix of cultures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt used to be very rough and ready, although it\u2019s become quite cultural now and quite an exciting place to live in,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, green spaces like Bute Park provided welcome comfort during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s therapy. Having that in the heart of the city is one of the greatest pleasures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGkNiR4AJVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGkNiR4AJVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div 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style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGkNiR4AJVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Derek Bainton (@thecityartpeddler)<\/a> on <time>Oct 20, 2020 at 5:44am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CEd3lSKA0qm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a 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8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CEd3lSKA0qm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Derek Bainton (@thecityartpeddler)<\/a> on <time>Aug 29, 2020 at 1:34am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHQCAguAEYv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHQCAguAEYv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHQCAguAEYv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Derek Bainton (@thecityartpeddler)<\/a> on <time>Nov 6, 2020 at 5:10am PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After leaving his academic job last year, lockdown gave local painter and illustrator Derek Bainton the chance to work on passion projects. 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