Featured Artist: David Shingler!

**Blue Ridge Mountains. Boone, NC 36×36 Oil on wood**

David Shingler. Wow, amazing artist who depicts scenes from all across the country. After recently being in the mountains – we got sucked in (big time) and just want to go back. David’s paintings give you the feel like you’re there. I love the distance that you can feel in this painting – because when you’re high on top of a mountain looking out at the stunning vista – at times it’s like being in the clouds, literally and other times you can literally feel that great expanse between mountain ranges.

My very favorite part of this painting – is the abstract style of it and that oh-so-fabulous tree on the top of the mountain. It feels hopeful and strong and fabulous! There is just nothing like being at a higher elevation. In Charleston we about 8′ above sea level. Can you imagine? So getting to an elevation of 5,000 feet takes a few days of heart pounding walking to get used to, ha ha.

David’s got a great website, be sure to check it out!

ARTIST’S INFO

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About the Artist (via David’s website):

David Shingler holds a BFA from The Cleveland Institute of Art and was chosen to receive the highly prized First Agnes Gund Traveling Scholarship for international travel. David has exhibited work in Montana, Wyoming, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Houston, Colorado and North Carolina. David has been featured in a number of publications including American Art Collector, Southwest Art magazine, Western Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, Western Art & Architecture and Colorado Life magazine. He was named to Southwest Art magazine’s “21 under 31” list of the best new artists in the country. He currently resides in North Carolina with his wife Grace and two daughters Ruby and Daisy. Inspired broadly by the dramatic landscapes of the West, all the way to the open fields and ocean vistas of the East coast, David integrates these influences into his own personal technique and painting style. Shingler’s oil paintings are not photorealistic, but they create a sense of depth and energy that make viewers feel they are there. Shingler is prolific in his work and paints a diverse subject matter consisting primarily of landscapes, but also including cityscapes and figurative works. David specializes in painting oil on wood panels, which he personally builds. He creates original pieces that are for sale and paints on a commission basis turning photos or descriptions into beautiful paintings. He works with residential clients as well as established corporate clients including Healthcare, Hotels, Law Firms, Banking and Oil Industry.