David is a talented artist and communicator. He is often interacting with people who don't understand sign language. This can be frustrating, and requires great patience, kindness, humour, and strength of character. David is an amazing person, he enjoys life, keeps and makes new friends and has many interests and connections within the community. Many of his paintings include text but it is most often used as a decorative pattern. Some of David's paintings do include actual words, which he first has to communicate his intent or interest without words to another. The paintings with words are often about music and horses. All of his paintings are about some kind of communication and love of colour. He has worked in both acrylic, clay and water colour, including whimsical portraits of Elvis. 

 

David as a person and an artist embraces accidental mishaps and finds the humour in life.  

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"One day I spilled very blue paint brush water on his painting, David laughed and laughed and signed stop. He loved the colour splash and it became a part of his composition. His work is joyful and expressive".