Evelyne David
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I came late to painting. In my family becoming an artist was not a desirable career. I never knew until I came to this country with my husband and started taking art classes that painting would soon take such an important place in my life and would even become an obsession.

I moved to Georgia recently. My husband passed away 14 days after we moved from California to our home in Stockbridge. It took me over a year to resume painting. I really believe it helps me to go on with my life.

I try to express myself in all kinds of medium, watercolor, oil, acrylics, gouache and charcoal.

I immerse myself in painting and try to create around me the world as I would like it to be. I paint flowers when I have none in my garden. I paint joyful reunions or busy market places when I feel lonely. I create with paint what I am longing for. I love as well to paint portraits of my dear friends. When they are finished and hanging on the walls I feel they are close to me.

Painting for me is everything, not only an enriching experience but a very liberating one as well. I cannot live without art. All my readings are about art history, my outings about visiting galleries, museums and exhibits. I really think I am fortunate to be able to travel around the world to capture all its beauty, bring it back with me in my camera or sketches and then translate it on a paper or canvas.

My life will unfortunately not be long enough to realize all the projects I have in mind, but I appreciate what is given to me right now and feel blessed with it.

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