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canvas, board or special paper.”
If the paintings have a religious tone, as in his many scenes
from Dante’s Inferno, he uses a different approach in his
preliminary work. “I use first of all a very high charcoal basemedium
(carbonella diluted in special spirits). The reason
for this is to retain on paper or canvas, etc., the most important
preliminary nuances of the subject: clothing garments,
shadow, etc.” Generally, his medium of choice is the finest oil
colors available.
His solo show at the Emerson Center in Vero Beach offers a
glimpse into the artist’s diverse interests. Many of the paintings
are local scenes as seen through an impressionist’s eye,
a merging of his views of his adopted home and of a sundrenched
seaside of his homeland.
One painting, Ocean Grill Bathers, depicts a beach scene in
front of the popular Vero Beach restaurant. Shield the boardwalk
and the steps from view and you could be looking at a
bathing party on the Mediterranean.
He captures the excitement of the many events held in
Riverside Park with his Flea Market Under the Oaks, while
the Vero Beach Marina painting, without the causeway in the
background, could be of boaters in a small Italian port.
When he isn’t painting, David continues learning and
exploring. He said he spends his leisure time “writing poems,
sketching, traveling the States and Europe, meeting new
people, visiting galleries and museums.”
David’s vibrant colors and bold strokes emphasize the emotion he puts into
his paintings as seen in Before the Storm.
In Flea Market Under the Oaks, David captures the excitement of the many
events held in Vero Beach’s Riverside Park.
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