Dave Petty Art

Hi everyone. 

My name is Dave Petty and I’m a self-taught abstract, mixed media, not quite sure what to call myself kind of artist.  I didn’t start painting until later in life and I'm not quite sure what caused me to pick up a paintbrush initially – probably the result of corporate boredom or a midlife crisis – who knows?  At first, I just dabbled, but the more I painted, the more I wanted to paint.  I have a feeling that most of us are like that if we would just give something creative a try.  For me, it didn't take long before there wasn’t a space left on my walls, and I had to seriously think about what I was going to do with these paintings in order to continue.  It is with the urging and insistence of my family and friends – my greatest supporters and motivators – that I created this website to move the paintings from my walls to yours.    

I hope you enjoy viewing these paintings as much as I did creating them.  Maybe you'll be inspired to pick up a paintbrush and create one of your own.

Dave