Deer Wood Pines Fine Arts Studio

Portrait Gallery

Scenic and Other Art Renderings Galley

Originals & Prints to Buy

His love of sketching and painting began with stick figures and finger painting in grade school. In his only formal art class during the 4th grade, young Dave did not do well. Poor grades notwithstanding, Dave continued to sketch and paint for his own enjoyment.

His first commercial art job at the age of 16 was as the cartoonist for a local radio magazine in the 1950s. His high school and university biology notes were like a textbook in themselves...fully illustrated. He was urged by several instructors to pursue medical illustration. Medicine was appealing, but the image of a starving artist as an illustrator was not!

Immediately out of high school, Dave entered the U.S. Army and spent his weekends drawing sketches of soldiers' girlfriends from their wallet photos.

"At $1 per sketch, I made more money in two weekends than the Army paid me per month!"

And still today, Dave's unique approach to portraiture continues to be in demand.
View Dave's Portrait Portfolio.

Dave's love for the great outdoors combined with his passion to capture "the home" has made him a popular choice for his scenic art.
View Dave's Scenic Portfolio and other Art Renderings.

In recent years he has added forensic art to his portfolio, helping law enforcement agencies through composite sketching and other forensic methods of identification.
Visit DeerWood Pines Forensic Arts.

Dave credits the influences of his style to internationally recognized artist Jerry Baum, England's Richard Bolton, Tony Couch, Nita Engle, Zoltan Szabo, E. John Robinson, and specialized training at the Scottsdale Artists School and the Cleveland Institute of Fine Art.

From his idyllic and peaceful studio setting at the dead end of a country lane on 12 acres, Dave accepts corporate and private commissions by appointment only. Renderings are in watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and mixed media.