λ David Evans (British 1929-1988) The Reptile House Watercolour Signed (lower right) 67 x 100cm (26¼ x 39¼ in.) Born in London, Evans settled in Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1969. He studied at Central School of Arts and Crafts with Keith Vaughan. From the late 60's onwards he produced his characteristic large-scale watercolours and gouaches influenced, in the main, by Edward Burra. They were first shown in public in 1973, when his work was included in a mixed show at Deben Gallery, Woodbridge. In 1975 his work was included in the summer show at The Redfern Gallery, which resulted in a series of highly successful solo exhibitions at Redfern in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 and a memorial show in 1988 after his death in a road accident at the age of 59. He was an ardent campaigner for the environment, partly inspired by Burra's later watercolours of trunk roads carving through the landscape.