David Shingler, Utah Moab #2, oil, 21 x 27.
Colorado/North Carolina
Art Education: Bachelor of fine arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, OH. I studied sculpture as a major and minored in glassblowing.
Style: Contemporary, impressionistic, abstract, painterly.
Creative Spark: Driving across the country.
Second-Choice Career: Glassblowing, making Venetian-style goblets.
Other Passions: Fly-fishing.
One Thing Most People Don’t Know About You: For my undergraduate studies, I created a series of drawing machines, both mechanical and robotic, that responded to forces in nature. For example, I made a bird-drawing machine. It responded to two live birds in a cage. When the birds chirped or moved, different parts of a stylus would draw a large-scale spiral graph on a piece of paper. It was a scientific representation of the sounds and movements. I showed it at various galleries in Ohio, New Jersey, and Michigan. I also created a wind-drawing machine and a water-drawing instrument.
David Shingler, City Park, Denver, Colorado, oil, 30 x 48.
Best Advice Received: Wherever you are, be all there.
Biggest Fear: Spiders.
Pet Peeve: Making small talk at social gatherings.
Favorite Studio Music: MGMT, Eddie Vedder, Bon Iver, and bluegrass music.
Favorite Work by Another Artist: LA PRIMAVERA (THE ALLEGORY OF SPRING) by Sandro Botticelli.
Future Goals: I want to continue making art full time and be able to provide for my family doing it.
Price Range: $300 to $17,000.
Representation: Abend Gallery, Denver, CO; Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK; davidshingler.com.
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- David Shingler, Chico Basin, San Luis Valley, Colorado, oil, 48 x 66.
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- David Shingler, City Park, Denver, Colorado, oil, 30 x 48.
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- David Shingler, Cabin Kremming, Colorado, oil, 30 x 31.
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- David Shingler, Rocky Mountain National Park #1, oil, 36 x 48.
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- David Shingler, Rocky Mountain National Park #2, oil, 30 x 40.
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- David Shingler, Rocky Mountain National Park #3, oil, 30 x 40.
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- David Shingler, Sunset on the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park, oil, 8 x 10.
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- David Shingler, Utah Moab # 1, oil, 32 x 42.
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- David Shingler, Utah Moab #2, oil, 21 x 27.
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- David Shingler, Western Plains, oil, 48 x 66.