Henry David Potwin

"Six Scorpions" Contemporary Yellow & Red Abstract Pepper Still Life Painting 2016

$540

Material

Acrylic paint, canvas

About

Contemporary yellow and red abstract still life painting by Texas artist Henry David Potwin. This work features a grouping of six scorpion peppers, a variety which are some of the hottest peppers in the world. Signed in front lower right corner as well as titled and dated on reverse. Currently hung in a brown wood frame.

Artist Biography

orn in Dallas, Texas David Potwin is the oldest of three children. He first started to paint at the age of 8 years old. As a young boy, Potwin's family would summer vacation in Taos, New Mexico. During the family vacations in 1965, he met artist Eric Gibberd who became his mentor for years to come. David attended the University of Houston Fine Arts program from 1969 to 1974. He studied alongside and under a great group of artists in a building called "The Annex" His subjects range from landscapes, portraits, cityscapes to those that are personal to the artist, idiosyncratic, humorous and socially aware.

Dimensions With Frame

H 13.5 in. x W 12.5 in. x D 1 in.

Dimensions Without Frame

H 11 in. x W 10 in.