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Thank you, Derrick Davis, for capturing a symbol of strength and beauty - African American hair. Garden Spices thanks you for gracing our pages with your pen and ink "plaits," as well as your other compelling images. Gate open! - Victorine
Artist's Inspiration
Growing up in my rural hometown, Leighton, AL, I was close to my my mother and grandmother who crafted, and my father and grandfather, who were good at building. They influenced my artistic expression. Today, my work is displayed in homes and businesses from Huntsville to California.
I have utilized the watercolor medium for the lion’s share of my creations. I am also versatile in the areas of pen and ink, ceramics, fibers, photography, printmaking and wood working. I work in a loose abstract surrealistic style that sometimes combines the use of watercolor, color pencils, tusche, and magic markers that come together to create captivating Rural and African images that traverse time from our African origins to our present situation.
Derrick Davis
Slideshow of African Images
1. Unified Motherland, 14" x 12", 2. Motherland, 18"x14", 3. Biotech Giraffe, 17"x 25" 4.Death ship, 22"x27"
Artist Bio
IOCAD Engineering (Huntsville, AL)
Digital Cartographer, Produced digital maps for Defense Mapping Agency
Spatial Data Collector (Field Supervisor)
Working with GSA, and MedCom to produce as built drawings for space management purposes
Raython (Huntsville, AL ) - Graphic Artist
Developed Illustrations and briefing for different projects
CAS Inc. Huntsville, AL
Senior Graphic Illustrator
Developed Illustrations for the Air Defense Command and Control System
Intergraph Services Co. (Huntsville, AL)
Digital Cartographer
Converted Hard Copy Map data to Digital Data
D.G. Robinson Corp, Huntsville, AL)
Graphic Artist
Provided a myriad of graphic support requested by NASA and Teledyne Brown Engineering
Art Shows
National Black Theater FestivalWinston Salem, NC
Southern Roots Festival
African American Artist with Alabama TiesBirmingham, AL
Small Business Expo Von Braun Civic CenterHuntsville,
AL Ala. A&M University Black Archives Research Center Museum, Normal, AL
AL. A&M University Dawson Bldg.Media Center Conference
WEUP Black Art FestivalHuntsville, AL
YMCA, Kwanzaa CelebrationH
Two Man Art ShowAla. A&M University Art Gallery
One Man Art ShowChicago, IL
Florence Lauderdale County Public LibraryBlack History Month Celebration
Tennessee Valley Art Association Member Show,TVAA Gallery Jul 2019 Aug 2014, 2015 and 2023
Contact: derrickndavis1957@gmail.com