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Biography

     David Simons was born in Ontario, Canada in 1951. In 1984 he moved to Haifa, Israel to work as a construction supervisor on major projects at the Baha‘i World Centre. It was in Israel that he began painting, at the age of 33.

      David is a self-taught artist. Having started as a watercolorist, he now prefers painting in oil. He is primarily a landscape artist but also enjoys still life and portrait painting.

     David has lived in Tubac, Arizona since 1993.
His work has won acclaim in the southwestern United States and is collected internationally. David is a member of Oil Painters of America. He is also a distinguished Artist Member of the Tucson Plein Air Painters’ Society, and one of the founding members of
PASSA (Plein Air Painters’ Society of Southern AZ). He is also a
member of the American Impressionist Society.
David teaches painting workshops locally.

Artist’s Statement

     I consider myself a tonalist, rather than a colorist.
I like to explore the subtle ways that light affects the
landscape. I also enjoy color, but the value relation-
ships in a landscape are what interest me most. Another quality that I like to emphasize in my work is the abstract nature of the landscapes that surround us.
     Painting for me is a meditative experience--essential to my well-being, and a necessary part of
my life. Painting also brings me great joy, and, I hope, uplifts the hearts of those who view my work.

     “There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the
usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.”
                                                           Robert Henri

Shows:

1993     AWA Spring Show - Sedona                   Best in Show
1993     Hilltop Gallery - Members’ Show           3^rd Place
1994     Solo Show - Canoa Hills Social
             Center - Green Valley, Az
1995     Tubac Center of the Arts -
             Members’ Show                                       Best in Show
1995     Hilltop Gallery - Members’ Show           1^st Place
1995     Arizona Aqueous Vlll
1995     Western Federation of Water Color
              Society - One year national tour
2002     Tubac Center of the Arts -
             “A Brush with Excellence”                      2^nd Place
2003     Tubac Center of the Arts - Members’
             Juried Exhibit                                           People’s Choice Award
2003     Tucson Plein Air Painter’s Society-
             Members’ Show                                       2^nd Place
2003     Tubac Center of the Arts-
             “True Colors” Show                                 Award of Excellence
2004     “Artistic Creations of our Southwest
             Splendor” Show - Green Valley, Az.         Best in Show
2004     TPAPS “Distinguished Artists’ Show”
             Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac.                  2^nd Place

2005     Salon d’Arts - Jeune Salon - Colorado
             Invitation by Curator
2006     “Nomades del Arte” - Sage Gallery,
             Santa Fe, NM. (2007/2008)
             Invitation of the director
             (featuring 200 plein air artists)
2007      Little Treasures, Tubac Center of the Arts    One of the selected winners
                                                                                 for the silent auction
             400 artists

2008   17th Oil Painter's of America National Juried
          Exhibit of Traditional Oil Paintings                     Award of Excellance

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