David Forks

5th and Main, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
"This property is located on one of my walking routes where I live in Del Rio, Texas" shares artist David Forks. "I often walk past it in the late afternoon. And I always love the play of light through the porch and on the poplar trees. It's an older house in need of some TLC and has been uninhabited for several years."

About the Artist
David has always wanted to be a painter. His professional career consisted of design and illustration roles, but it was not until a brush with his own mortality that David decided to change careers and become a full-time artist. “I quit my job in Houston and moved to the small and slow-paced border town of Del Rio, Texas, where I am now living my dream,” he says. Inspired by the outdoors, he often paints outside or takes photographs on his road trips to which he refers once back in his studio. The resulting paintings are marked by impressionist-style brushwork and a natural use of color. David’s pastoral scenes of the countryside are idyllic, invoking within the viewer a serene sense of calm.

Words that describe this painting: Hopper, architecture, poplar, trees, porch, house, home, sunlight, shadow, window, rural, impressionism, oilpaint, architecture, impressionism, oil painting, green

5th and Main
David Forks
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
16 in. h x 20 in. w x .75 in. d
0 lbs. 12 oz.