David Flate Artist Statement
A great friend, Pablo Santos dies way too young; weeks later having dinner with my friend, Lana Parrilla, and saw her art; those two events lead to my decision “TO PAINT”. I phoned the art school, recommended by Lana and was placed on the wait list. I began painting in my apartment, without knowledge or know-how or technique, but was creating paintings that spoke to me and that I had a desire to share. I paint with no plan most often and when I do have a plan it is likely that initial paint on the canvas gets cover up or becomes background. I love movement and energy juxtaposed against containment and order. My wish for my art is for the audience to be moved to creativity, to joy, to celebration, to a smile upon their face.
