Street artist David Speed is one of the busiest in London having been painting bright pink neon portraits of people and animals across London (primarily east London) over the past four years. The artist's style is neon, and he likes to paint light and shadow to create a mood in the artwork. Speed was training as a primary school teacher between his graffiti work, and he realised that he could use art to mentor and help others. I have included a small collection of the artist's work over the past few years, but the artist has produced many more that I have not photographed (or have been able to get a good photograph of).
Visitors who wish to see his work will know of a few areas that he usually paints. Try Ebor Street, the rooftop of the building in front of Shoreditch tube station, and walls on Shoreditch High Street near the station and Redchurch street, and Curtain Road.
His work looks best when it's days old as the sun and light has a tendancy to quickly fade his work, though the placement is also critical. The neon pink paint fades. However, he has usually placed a new mural before then.
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