David Bottini
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Bottini uses the painting signature "Gabriel" as a dedication to the enduring affects of his Italian grandfather (Gabriel Bottini) on his interest in nature and appreciation of the world around him. His landscapes are signed Gabriel with David's signature on the back of each work. "It is the sheer exhilaration of making brushstrokes and working through a new painting that gets me going. I love the varied effects of atmosphere and light... everyday just looking and living is stimulus. Every workday in the studio is motivation, an each painting is fuel for more creative thinking." Bottini has an uncanny palette which captures subltle light as it shimmers on a river, or shadows a leaf as it's falling to the ground. The reality of his paintings draw the viewer into a clean crisp world of vibrance and light. |
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Oak & Palm |
Selby Courtyard Gardens |
Pine Aspen & Birch |
McNeil Homestead Grasses |
Sun & Shadow Along the Beach |
Hazy March Morning Along Starkey Park SOLD |
Résumé
David Bottini holds a BA in Fine Art and an MFA in painting. His work has been exhibited in many state and national exhibits. He achieved the title "Master Teacher" while Visual Art Department Chair at the Madeira School in McLean Virginia.
His involvement in the arts community has included three years on the Teacher Advisory Board of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and as Museum Liaison and Chair for Kids-In-Design, a group of volunteer design professionals working with school and community organizations in Baltimore.
His work as a painter and a freelance designer has involved local shows, workshops, adult classes, and several years as adjunct college faculty. For the past 15 years, David has focused on his passion for landscape and atmospheric effect.
He works in both Central New Mexico and Central Pennsylvania, where his studio is located in a 19th century cottage adjacent to his home.
David returned to his native Pennsylvania in the scenic hills and farmland of the Susquehanna Valley in Central Pennsylvania. The light, the multiple colors of the fields, and the great variety of terrain and atmospheric effects in this river valley furnish endless subjects for awe and artistic study.
David's work is in private collections in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, California, Colorado, Washington, Georgia, Florida, New York, D.C., and Arizona.
His involvement in the arts community has included three years on the Teacher Advisory Board of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and as Museum Liaison and Chair for Kids-In-Design, a group of volunteer design professionals working with school and community organizations in Baltimore.
His work as a painter and a freelance designer has involved local shows, workshops, adult classes, and several years as adjunct college faculty. For the past 15 years, David has focused on his passion for landscape and atmospheric effect.
He works in both Central New Mexico and Central Pennsylvania, where his studio is located in a 19th century cottage adjacent to his home.
David returned to his native Pennsylvania in the scenic hills and farmland of the Susquehanna Valley in Central Pennsylvania. The light, the multiple colors of the fields, and the great variety of terrain and atmospheric effects in this river valley furnish endless subjects for awe and artistic study.
David's work is in private collections in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, California, Colorado, Washington, Georgia, Florida, New York, D.C., and Arizona.