David Veres Paintings

David received his education from the University of Calgary, completing his BFA in 1985. His interests always lay in art and he constantly challenged himself to try different visual approaches. School was an opportunity to understand the depth that Art has to be delved into to prevent an Artist from becoming too complacent.

His intrigue with acrylic paint came after school and since that time he has been discovering and rediscovering it has unique properties and flexibility. This becomes truly evident in his decade of abstract painting, followed by the unique "metallic landscapes" he developed.

Always one to enjoy the Canadian landscape through hiking, camping and travelling, a number of years ago he joined a loosely knit group of plein air painters and became hooked on painting outdoors. It was not until two years ago that David made a shift out of the "metallic andscape" style into pure acrylic painting.

"As artists, it is our instinct to reflect on nature, and to interpret, capture, and create all that influences us."

David is now concentrating on field trips within western Canada, as well as through the rest of Canada, working on field studies and creating larger versions of select pieces. He has contributed to the formation of a group of artists, "The New 7, and hopes they will forge their own story for this century, most of all to form a comradery and an opportunity to work together, with an emphasis on capturing western Canada.