FlatFile – David Drake

Recent Work
in graphite, acrylic, ink, pastel

My work is strongly influenced by my printmaking background. While my subject matter is eclectic, as with printmaking, it is shape and the gestural line that guides my imagery.  Moving back and forth between drawing and painting, I will stay with a single object or idea, expanding or contracting the world around it through a series of works. 

(see artist bio after images)

Barnyard...(Waiting for Danny to miss the train !!!) -19x24 ...Graphite on Bristol...$1800

Barnyard…(Waiting for Danny to miss the train !!!) By David Drake, -19×24 …Graphite on Bristol…$1800

Sluggish by David Drake--19x24 .....Graphite on Bristol...$1800

Sluggish by David Drake–19×24 …..Graphite on Bristol…$1800

Cumulative Ocean by David Drake--19x24 .....Graphite on Bristol...$1800

Cumulative Ocean by David Drake–19×24 …..Graphite on Bristol…$1800

Not Knowing By David Drake--19x24 .....Graphite on Bristol...$1800

Not Knowing By David Drake–19×24 …..Graphite on Bristol…$1800

Garden By David Drake --19x24 .....Graphite on Bristol...$1800

Garden By David Drake –19×24 …..Graphite on Bristol…$1800

."Praise is Comely" By David Drake -19x24 .....Graphite on Bristol...$1800

.”Praise is Comely” By David Drake -19×24 …..Graphite on Bristol…$1800

. Cultivating a Reckless Disregard for Efficiency By David Drake -60x48...Acrylic on canvas...$8000

. Cultivating a Reckless Disregard for Efficiency By David Drake -60×48…Acrylic on canvas…$8000

Color is Spirit- By David Drake 24x19 ...Acrylic and pastel on Bristol...$2200

Color is Spirit- By David Drake 24×19 …Acrylic and pastel on Bristol…$2200

Orchard- By David Drake 24x19...Acrylic and pastel on Bristol...$2200

Orchard- By David Drake 24×19…Acrylic and pastel on Bristol…$2200

."...if your memory serves you well" By David Drake 60 x 48...Acrylic on canvas...$8000

.”…if your memory serves you well” By David Drake 60 x 48…Acrylic on canvas…$8000

Me Thinking-Methinks- By David Drake 22x30...Acrylic, Ink, Graphite on paper...$2500

Me Thinking-Methinks- By David Drake 22×30…Acrylic, Ink, Graphite on paper…$2500

The Map and the Territory - By David Drake 19x24..acrylic.$2200

The Map and the Territory – By David Drake 19×24..acrylic.$2200

Edges Evening – By David Drake 19x24, acrylic $2200

Edges Evening – By David Drake 19×24, acrylic $2200

To Advocate- By David Drake 14x17... Acrylic and Graphite on Bristol...$2000

To Advocate- By David Drake 14×17… Acrylic and Graphite on Bristol…$2000

Bio:  David Drake received his BFA in printmaking with a minor in photography from the Cleveland Institute of Art where he studied with Carroll Cassil, Ralph Woehrmann and Robert Jergens.  After graduating, he taught photography in Cleveland Public Schools and began a life long practice of painting and drawing. 

Previous solo exhibitions include Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson NY and Cobane Gallery, Phoenicia NY. Among the galleries he has exhibited are the Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD; Neville Sargeant Gallery, Chicago IL; Southern Vermont Art Center, Rutland VT.  His work is represented in private and corporate collections throughout the country.