Dave Watkins

medium: painting

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Decomposition 2005 Painting	Rust 2005 Painting	Levels 2004 Painting
Cubist Guy 2004 Painting	End 2005 Painting	Fall Colors 2005 Painting
Abstract Clock #1 2006 Painting	Manhattan 2006 Painting	Foggy City 2004 Painting
Field Series #1 2005 Painting

Contact information
Artist resides in: Milwaukee, WI
Email Address: abstractfacts@yahoo.com
Web site: www.realabstract.com

Artist statement
I begin painting without any planning or direction. Miles, Coltrane and other jazz greats ignite my vision. I use brushes and rags to push and guide the acrylic paint around the canvas. The music makes me work loose and free, sometimes resulting in something totally unexpected. Once the initial background is started, I will study the piece off and on. Towards the end of the painting, crisp, clean lines are strategically placed. These final strokes are very important and can make or break the piece.

Through the years. my art has changed greatly. I am constantly developing and refining my own individual style. Sharing my paintings with complete strangers, I am moved when they are as excited about my work as I am. This is what keeps the creative process going.

Biography
Born Milwaukee, Wis., 1978.

Selected Exhibitions (*Juried Shows):

2006
Working Dog Gallery
Mount Mary Starving Artists' Show*
Second annual "Milwaukee Artist Market"*
South Shore Frolics Festival of Arts*
Sprizzo Gallery Caffe'
Luckystar Studio at M-80 Gallery*

2005
Mineral Spirit Gallery
Annona Bistro
Waukesha Art Fest*
Art Bar "Open Canvas"
First annual "Milwaukee Artist Market"*
South Shore Frolics Festival of Arts*
Lava Java Espresso Bar
In Tandem Theatre
Art Bar "Attack of the Abstracts"

2004
Bay View Arts Tour*

2003
Bucketworks

Collections:

Private collections in Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, California, Virginia, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Michigan, Japan.

Donations (silent auctions):

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Children's Service Society of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Center for Independence, Arthritis Foundation, After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Published:

Sportscar Magazine, Feb. 2007
The Bay Viewer Newspaper, May 5, 2005.

Education:

Associate's degree in commercial art, Milwaukee Area Technical College, 2000.