David Rawlinson

After receiving a BFA in Advertising Design from Memphis College of Art, I worked as an Art Director for several advertising agencies in Memphis & Little Rock AR.

In 1987, I began my own Graphic Design company in Collierville, TN. For 30 years my company provided marketing & design services for various clients from agricultural chemical & seed companies, to the manufacturing and service industry.

After a long and successful career in graphic design, I left the world of logos and layout to follow the unpredictable journey of the brush. Living in iconic southern cities such as New Orleans, LA, Memphis, TN, Little Rock, AR and Holly Springs, MS has shaped my style and influences.

Whatever the inspiration, my paintings share one well-defined theme: the striking beauty of contrast. The works present people, places and objects in settings of chaotic serenity.

“In the late 60!s I lived with my mother in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She was a portrait artist on Jackson Square. I began painting while attending high school in New Orleans, and working in a frame shop after school. While working in the frame shop, I got to know many different artist that lived in the French Quarter. That early art environment in such a unique place was a valuable asset to my art career”