David M. Kessler, award-winning contemporary artist, firmly believes that "if you don't have fun painting, there is no reason to do it". That view is the basis for a journey into painting that David began in 1991. At first self-taught, he has since studied with many of the most distinguished water-media artists in the country.
Watercolors
“Utilizing the elements of design, I begin each watercolor with a composition and value pattern study, using the subject only as a starting point for the composition. From this I then paint with colors right from the tube using the spontaneity of the medium to create a fresh, immediate, colorful response to my impressions of the subject matter. This loose approach renders contemporary paintings that glow with the glory of watercolor".
Acrylic Abstracts
"My approach to these lively compositions allows tremendous freedom in creativity and personal expression with no fear of failure. The canvas is approached with an open mind and no pre-conceived ideas of what will develop. Armed only with the design elements of line, shape, color, value, and texture, paint is applied quickly with intuition and spontaneity. Splashes of color and expressively charged brushstrokes are the result of responding to the energy of the moment. The thrill of exploration and risk taking awakens the senses so that as the work speaks I can respond with all of my focus following the painting where it leads."
"I want viewers to see the lines of the pencil, follow the energetic strokes of the brush, feel the explosion of color, and thus vicariously participate in the creation of the painting."
"It is never my intent to document what exists or reproduce what I see (I believe that to be the job of the camera) but rather to communicate my impressions and feelings of the scene, place, or subject.
David is a Signature Member of The Watercolor Society of North Carolina. His work can be found in corporate collections in North Carolina and private collections across the country.
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David is represented by:
Gallery of the Arts
411 West Fourth St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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RedSky Gallery
1224 East Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28203
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Xanadu Gallery
7039 E. Main St. #101
Scotsdale, AZ 85251
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