David Keel
I’ve painted in many styles, subject matters, and mediums for more than two decades. After all this time, I still feel as though I am exploring a world that offers so many options and things to learn. I started painting because of the mystique around it and I continue to do so, following abstract concepts like feelings, laughter and aesthetics. People have described my paintings as dreamlike, haunting, colorful, nostalgic, and whimsical. Onlookers are constantly telling me they see things in my paintings I don’t see myself. It always amazes me that people can have wildly different interpretations of the same physical space. The painting process is mysterious in this way. Because of this, I am constantly trying to see the painting another way - - from another perspective, stepping away, stepping back, turning the painting on its side, laying it on the table. When I do this successfully and get used to changing my mind and perspective, creativity flows easily and the painting process becomes natural.
