Bold. Exciting. Abstract. Citing influences that include Salvador Dali, Jackson Pollock and pop culture icon Bob Ross, local artist david's work captures unexpected elements and brilliant color. Stop by AAPLD's Adult Services Department at the Main Library during the month of September for a look at his cathartic, and compelling contemporary art. (Lower case usage at the artist's request)
Your name: david
Your community: lake in the hills
Your background as an artist: I'm corporate finance/cpa by trade, and my art "training" consists of one art class in middle school, architectural drafting in high school and watching countless hours of Bob Ross. Excluding one painting on a pair of functioning bifold closet doors in 2006, my first painting was on Oct. 25, 2023. The triggering event was making some special custom Halloween cards. Painting #207 was completed at the end of August, 2025. I have four more pieces that are currently in progress.
Your preferred medium: aside from the 'traditional' acrylic on canvas, 'non-traditional' components tend to be incorporated, such as earth, fire, gasoline, barbed wire, various adhesives, nails. The medium du jour is spray paint direct to raw, untreated cement board.
Your preferred subject: the abstract, the angular, the anguish
Your inspirations: Jackson Pollock, Hans Ruedi Giger, Hieronymus Bosch, Salvador Dali, Vincent Locke, Stan Rice and of course, Bob Ross
Is your work for sale? If so, how can someone contact you? Selected works are for sale and reasonable offers will be considered. Find me on Instagram at art.of.catharsis , on etsy at artofcatharsis.etsy.com (store re-launch coming in October, 2025) or via email, artofcatharsisofficial@gmail.com