My work, seemingly unintended, is drawn to the mood that the subject evokes.  Most of my pieces reflect a pensive, often serious, sometimes even dark mood in its subject.  It is what I enjoy bringing to life, so to speak, on that blank piece of paper or blank canvas.  I particularly am fond of capturing those deeper moods in the strarkness of my pencil drawings or chalk and charcoal renderings.  The simple contrast of black and white and all the shades in between seize upon, in my eyes, that mood in its most basic presentation.  A lot of my work, also seemingly unintended, at least on some level, is drawn to capturing that one still moment of thoughtful reflection or brief momentary pause that comes about for an instant and then is gone, capturing some small bit of our human complexity, if you will, in one still moment.  While often proclaiming, or even boasting, to not be a "people person", somehow I am drawn to the mystery deep within us all, drawn to what it is that is going on within us that is hidden behind each look, each expression, each gaze out of dark, contemplative eyes, and lo and behold I have a body of work the subject of which is people!  In other periods of my creative process, I also am drawn to free-flowing forms, free-flowing use of color, often in dreamy or soft-around-the-edges sorts of expressions, again capturing the goings-on of the mind, this time in living color.  I am mindful of the many, many forms of expression available in the creative process and try to not limit myself or be confined to one particular style or subject matter.  It is what makes it so exciting to see what will show up once I put that pen or brush to the surface in front of me!

David German is a longtime Arizona resident, having made his way from the great (and cold) state of Illinois in 1980. While enjoying the learning and gathering of techniques in varied and sundry art courses over his high school and college years, the phrase "starving artist" seemed to override any serious comittment to being a "real" artist. Thus, off to business college he went, and being an artist, while rearing its glorious head from time to time and for varying periods of frenzied activity, took a back seat. Many self-only-admired and often quite gratifying creations came along over the years and an inability to not doodle at all times remained. The last eight to ten years brought about a renewed love for and energy toward embracing that creative side and brings his art to this space. The "real job" continues but the "real love" is now in full bloom. The fun has just begun!