Clients may also browse through frame catalogues and samples, and discuss with the artist his recommendations for an appropriate frame for the finished work. Frame samples are available in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles to suit the overall mood of a portrait in its final
setting.

Dave's studio also includes a reference library of great artists from early Renaissance to modern, and catalogues of paintings from many of the finest museums in Europe and north America.

Visitors to the artist's studio often are surprised at how clean and orderly it is. There's a reason for it. Says Dave: "After hundreds of years, many Old-Master paintings still retain a brilliance and luminance of color. Of course, that's no accident. The artists were craftsmen thoroughly familiar with the materials at their disposal. Their techniques involved careful and precise application of specific pigments and binding mediums. They knew that sloppy habits in the practice of their craft would produce dull work and muddy color. Today we have the convenience of tube oil colors. But even so, it takes great care to paint 'clean' and produce a work with luminous color. Maintaining a clean pallette is essential. I find that it's a state of mind that begins with the pallette and extends throughout the studio."

To arrange an informative studio visit, please contact the artist for an appointment.