David Vance Finnell
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David has been painting in watercolor for twenty years. In the early 1980s, while stationed at Fort Belvoir as an Army officer, he began taking watercolor classes at the Torpedo factory in Alexandria.
David has studied with acclaimed watercolorists Tom Lynch, Tony van Hasselt, Frank Webb, and Ron Ranson. David's entries appear regularly at local juried art shows. In 2004, he was the featured artist at the Strasburg library. In 2005, he had a show at The Left Bank, a gallery and frame shop in Leesburg. In 2006, he earned first place honors in the watercolor category at the Waterford art exhibit. In October 2007, David's painting "Stone Lion" took the blue ribbon as "Best Waterford Scene" at the Waterford art show.
David lives in the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and daughter. He teaches English at Sherando High School in Stephens City. "I look for legitimate excuses," he says, "to make my students draw and write in the same assignment."
In his paintings David strives for a fresh, loose, impressionistic view of the surrounding countryside. Presently, he is working on views of the Old Valley Pike (Route 11), the great north-south pathway through the Shenandoah Valley.
In July 2007, David was the featured artist of The Art Group (www.TheArtGroup.org) in Mt. Jackson, VA. His work also appears in Tracy's Studio in the Woods Gallery in New Market, VA (www.tracyrosemoyers.com). He belongs to both the Shenandoah Valley Watercolor Society and the Southern Watercolor Society.
David welcomes commissions. Contact him!
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