ON HIS WORKS
Dick Davis' paintings range in topic from pure form & color to realistic or humorous portrayals. Most frames are custom made and finished by the artist, in order to create proper environments for the paintings.
Although he now considers color very important in his works, he didn't always consider it so. Most of his earlier works were in shades of grays and sepias. One such earlier work was purchased by the Cuban concert pianist Jorge Bolet.
A friend once asked him just how he managed to create his larger works. Davis was working from a scaffolding at the time, and replied, “I just start at the top and work my way down. I'm too impatient to waste time on sketches."
BIOGRAPHY
In 1992 Mr. Davis returned to painting—the craft he enjoyed the most. In 1994 and 1995, Mr. Davis was selected for three nationally prestigious exhibits in Manhattan:
The Pleiades Gallery, juried by one of the most respected art critics of modern times, the writer and historian Dore Ashton.
The Noho Gallery, juried by noted critic and art journalist, Judd Tully.
The Viridian Gallery, juried by Lisa Dennison, curator of the Guggenhiem Museum.