Drawing has long been my primary vehicle of artistic expression.  Drawing always shows the tracks of creativity; its immediacy and directness give me the impetus I need for generating images. Working at a larger scale (larger than my reach) is also very important to me, as it gives an immersive aspect, creating a sense of being engulfed in the work. Thematic influences would include linear perspective and architectural form, theater and cinema, some art-historical ideas, and most importantly, Biblical themes. As a Christ follower, my desire is to represent, if even in the faintest glimpse, the glory of God and His kingdom.

The work here represents 3 topics that have dominated my creative output for the past 25 years.

“Cenotaphs and Allegories” addresses the fact that we create monuments and memorials which stand against time, as compared with the span of our lives or, for that matter, the ephemeral nature of a reflection in water. We create them to assuage our own longings, regrets, etc.

“Landscapes” pays homage to artists whose work is at once regional and visionary in character, such as that of Samuel Palmer and Charles Burchfield, and to the purpose of reiterating the argument of “natural religion” that nature herself is the clearest evidence of God.

The “Biblical” works are the largest group in recent years and varies in type from “illustrations” of events in Biblical history to images that more or less quote Christian art from earlier times. The Bible is an endless source of intellectual and spiritual inspiration; I do not foresee myself running out of material! The categories here overlap quite a bit and some images occur in more than one category.

— Dick Davison