ABOUT THE ARTIST

When David was 10 years old his parents took him to a night class to learn drawing in charcoal. When his parents picked him up after the class, the teacher told them he did not need the class and as his work was so much more advanced than the adults in the class, it was discouraging for them.

At 11 years old he received his first portrait commission. It was to draw a portrait of a lady's cat. The cat had just died and she wanted this portrait to remember it by. David couldn't start the portrait until the following Saturday, so she kept the cat in the refrigerator in a curled position. David drew the cat the following Saturday. A very close likeness, rendering every hair in pencil. The lady was delighted and gave him $5. David thought he was rich. That was 1955.

When David entered Paradise Jr. High at 12 years old, at the years end his Art teacher gave him the coveted Artist of the year award for the Jr. High. One parent was incensed and complained to the principle that this 13 year old couldn't be better than their 16 year old. They discontinued the award program and the Teacher quit over it.

David's Art education continued after his 3.5 years in the Air Force (a Viet Nam draftee, who joined). He studied at a local Jr. College continued at 2 Liberal Arts colleges, receiving his BA and Minor in Graphics, in 1974. from Sacramento State University. After this he did 3.5 more years of post Grad studies at the famous Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

David's range of subject, medium, and techniques is a testament to this long and varied education. David says it sucinctly “ How could I come out with all this knowledge and start painting one style, subject and medium, like the Galleries want me to. If I were to do that, I would never have gone to College.”

If your confused by all the different styles, mediums and subjects, don't be. This is what Artists should do. That is to say, if we restrict our Artist, we are not doing them or ourselves any favors. After all, it's all about the creativity.

The Great English Playwright Oscar Wilde, after producing a serious Drama followed by a Comedy and was criticized for it –- He said, “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative”. David had a poster of this quote on his bedroom wall when he was 17 and quite frankly all who visit this site will be grateful he did.