David McPherson

When are we going to Havana?

Dave — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:11:35 +0000

I would love to visit Cuba. I’ve read the books, seen The Godfather and Before Night Falls, watched countless documentaries and painted a scene or two. Now it’s time to see it for myself.

The Faces

Dave — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:49:47 +0000

I started The Faces in 2010. All are oil on canvas and painted entirely with a palette knife using only 2 or 3 colors. Below are eight in the series.



More from the Apple Period
Dave — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:37:23 +0000
It’s typical to start your painting education with the still life of a piece of fruit. I have gone a little past the simple still life of the apple, looking at it as a symbol of something more. Here is a collection of some of my apple paintings from the last five years. I’ve done many more and they are spread out throughout the United States and Canada.











Red Apple with Wine Bottle, June 2009
Dave — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:47:35 +0000
Red Apple with Wine Bottle, Oil on Canvas, 2009
Here’s the latest painting and yes, it’s another apple. I used a palette knife on this one, my second palette painting to date, and I really like the outcome. It’s a bit hard to determine a stopping point with the palette. I could move paint around on this painting until the end of time. But I like how this one ended up. And I’m hooked on oil painting using the palette.



Latest Portrait
Dave — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:52 +0000
Guess the Original Artist
This piece is a study of a master work. I love working with the palette knife and this painting was a great opportunity to practice the technique. I started out painting with a brush and came through at the end with bold colors and thick paint.

Do you know the artist behind the original? Alright, I’ll tell you. This work is entitled ‘Head of a Peasant’ and was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1884, just 6 years before his death. The painting was purchased in 1990 by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation and is permanently on display at the museum in Sidney.



Taos New Mexico
Dave — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:00:05 +0000
Courtyard at the Rosales de Taos Condominiums
Taos is an incredibly beautiful and enchanting escape. Literally, you could go up there, become one with the mountains, and no one would ever find you. Taos is about a three-hour drive from Albuquerque and about an hour or so past Sante Fe. It has an elevation of about 7000 feet which takes some getting used to. The air is clean, the sky is endless and the mountain views are breathtaking.
I was recently stayed at the Rosales de Taos condominiums across the street from the El Monte Sagrado resort and my cousin snapped this photo of the moon from the patio. If I were a werewolf, Taos is where I’d want to be. I couldn’t stop staring and I think after a few drinks I let out a howl. We sat on the stone patio of this amazing adobe home, drank wine and were a million miles away from everything.