Dave Bascom was introduced to drawing by his grandmother at an early age. While he liked drawing from the beginning, it was during high school that his passion for painting flared. He was in love with the creative expression he found through his paintings. He continued his education as an art major in college, pursuing both bachelor and graduate studies.
Originally from Charlottesville, Va., Dave settled in Haymarket about 10 years ago after stops in Chicago and Harrisonburg Virginia.
Today, Dave works almost exclusively in oils. He has played around with other mediums, as well as some sculpture and photography, but he doesn’t enjoy anything else nearly as much. For subjects, he focuses on figurative work of people and animals and occasionally creates a landscape. People he knows are often his subjects. Self-portraits are also a frequent subject. According to Dave, “All artwork is self-portraiture, so I often tackle this directly.”
Dave has been energized by the opportunities to show his work though the Crossroads Arts Alliance. For him, sharing is a great way to foster his creative growth. “I’ve been painting a lot more since I started showing at the gallery.”
