Posts Tagged ‘artists who matter’
Karma for Shapinsky and Herrera, Humility for Me
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Way back in the late 1970′s and early 80′s I sold my artwork at The Kathryn Markel Gallery in New York. This was my hand-carved rubber stamp period.
Evolution | Stephen Springer Davis | 1980
My work sold really well at that time, and I would bring a new batch up every month or two to replenish Kathryn’s stock. I have to say I was feeling pretty good about having a successful time at a New York Gallery. I was down-right chuffed. (more…)
Tags: artists who matter, oil painting, rubber-stamp prints
Posted in About my artwork, Influential artists | 1 Comment »
From the pencils of Ingres and Sargent to mine, and a snarky word or two about David Hockney
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
I’ve always felt that the zenith of fine art is the precise capture of the human figure by drawing and painting. Life drawing in particular is incredibly hard to do well, and to get any good at all can take years. Some people start out as geniuses but still they practice for years. For me figure drawing doesn’t get better than the work of Ingres and John Singer Sargent. (more…)
Tags: artists who matter, drawing
Posted in Influential artists | 8 Comments »
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Hello.
I'm Stephen Springer Davis
I'm a pretty much self-taught and pretty much unknown artist and designer living near Philadelphia. The plan is to tell you about my artwork, why I do it, maybe how I do it, and also about other artists who've inspired me along the way.
My definition of the term "painting" will remain intentionally broad so I can talk about anything that interests me.
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