David Forks

May Wildflowers, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
Artist David Forks depicts a warm and sunny meadow filled with wildflowers, cacti, and trees from the northeastern region of San Antonio, Texas. "May finds fields full of yellow and red flowers blooming later longer in the spring than their bluebonnet counterparts," says David. In this piece, David applies layers of paint creating subtle textures of flower petals appearing in the foreground. The view invites the viewer to look past a cluster of cacti and into open grassland. The piece evokes peaceful unfettered energies.

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: wildflowers, Texas, hill, country, cactus, oak, tree, field, meadow, landscape, small, oilpaint, flowers, impressionism, impressionism, landscape, western, oil painting, green

May Wildflowers
David Forks
Oil painting on canvas board
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2021
12 in. h x 9 in. w x .12 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.