ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"Working as a Plein-Air Artist, I paint landscapes and seascapes of California using hand mixed oils and acrylics. I handle the pigment loosely, applying explosive, freehand strokes of paint to the canvas or masonite board. This combination of a unique palette with acrylic almost zero drying time enables me to paint quickly and powerfully, capturing a split second of time, that would otherwise be lost, such as a; brooding prestorm landscape.

My subjects are subtle and dramatic natural on-site conditions, mountains, hillsides, cliffs, winds, brewing storms or even a tranquil misty fog along the lagoon or a sea coast.

I've stood at the edge of a lagoon as a northeaster rolled in and blew my easel and canvas on to the ground. With the wind whipping at my face. I felt the fleeing beauty and power of nature, as it vanishes from this area."

PROFILE

Born in New York, David attended the high school of Art & Design, The Art Student’s League, and Parsons School of Design, New York. Working as a plein-air artist, he paints landscapes and seascapes of California using hand mixed acrylics. He enjoys painting the human figure in his cityscapes.

He studied with Joseph Albers, who taught color theory at Parsons. It opened a door and gave David a new view to see with. When he came to Southern California thirty years ago, he entered another period of creative growth. Realizing that the light was so powerful here, this would be interpreted into his work. He studied painting with Vincent Farrell (Laguna Beach artist), learned from Vincent composition, color, and discipline. David has exhibited throughout the United States and his paintings are in many private collections in the United States and Europe. He is a member of the Plein-Air Painters of San Diego and the California Art Club, San Diego Regional Chapter.