Dave erickson painting missoula
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The rest is a long story but I think perhaps I've convinced her otherwise twenty-five plus years into our relationship. I noticed the bartender pointing over at us, then the woman (who I would propose to on Maui three weeks later) said the first words she ever spoke to me "you're an asshole!", as the legendary loves looked down on us. It was just about last call and the space was nearly empty except for the bartender and the gorgeous woman he was talking to. A couple of nights after the show opened I was having a drink with a friend. Joe was portrayed as a pin-striped coffee pot with a Yankees cap as its lid, and the spout holding a baseball bat. Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were pictured on a pull down silver screen. It portrayed ten couples including Napoleon and Josephine with a map of the Rhine emblazoned on his chest.
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The work depicted legendary loves throughout history, beginning with Adam and Eve, entitled "The Big Bang". I created a ten foot high by seventy foot long instillation piece that I hung on a massive rock wall in an alternative space. I am not nature but still I've done some interesting things. When I am struck by some inspiration or idea I love the challenge of translating it to canvas. I feel it limits my creativity if I stick to one tool, technique or style.
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Some artists like to stay in their lane whereas I am all over the map. I am not nature, but I don't like to repeat myself. Pollock’s response, "I am nature!" is one of my all-time favorite quotes. Hoffman warned him that he was destined to repeat himself if he didn't paint "from nature". Hans Hoffman, a legend in American art, both as a painter and teacher, visited Jackson Pollock's studio, before Pollock made a splash that revolutionized painting. Up to the present he has had more than 25 solo shows in alternative art spaces.ĭavid presently lives, and paints in Northern California. In 1996 David and his wife Deborah organized a one-person art auction, showing over 60 of his paintings helping to raise funds and awareness for the Austin, Texas HIV Wellness Center. His vision is to create pieces that aren't just decorative or in the background, but rather engage people and become a part of his collectors’ lives. Or as with much of his recent work a simpler more subtle meditative feel.
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He produces large canvases often colorfully covered with layers of intricate imagery and explosive action. Without the constraints of traditional techniques his creativity burst forth in prolific output.ĭavid's painting involves a variety of techniques of abstraction combined with the assorted shapes and figures. This work introduced him to tools and materials from work sites that inspired his unique style. This discovery occurred in New Orleans while restoring historic properties. With their encouragement he explored drawing, painting, writing and other forms of creative expression.Īlthough influenced by such artists Pollock, Calder, Kandinsky and Gorky, David wanted to express himself using techniques of his own invention. David showed an instinctive interest in everything his parents did. His mother was a painter and print maker, his father a painter and sculptor.