An essential item that David Wilson always keeps in his pocket is a piece of paper. Wilson describes drawing as a "carry-it-with-you practice" and uses that piece of paper to record the places he has been that will eventually influence the works of art he'll create.
The media Wilson mainly employs are watercolors, ink, and graphite.
All of Wilson's pieces are really about being outside. As he's out and about, he'll take note of places that interest him and creates works about those places. Wilson also likes places where you "feel like a pioneer" and want to explore every inch of the space. His art is also about sharing with the viewer the different experiences he had on his outdoor excursions.
Wilson's works are extremely large, but they didn't start off that way. He'll revisit a place several times and draw his subject in sections. Wilson will then combine all those sections together which sometimes result in pieces that are 18 feet tall. The subject matter Wilson depicts are mostly landscapes that are made up of lines of varying widths and lengths.
Wilson believes you can never know a place too well. There's always something new to discover, and he tries to make people more aware of this through his art.
ArtBabble. Indianapolis Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.
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