ABOUT DAVID

David Blaemire is a full time painter whose studio is in Nipomo, California. A former broadcaster and Emmy award winning television writer and producer. Blaemire specializes in contemporary oil and acrylic paintings that have, as he says, “an architectural and geometrical quality“ to them. David works with the objective that the paintings will not just occupy space on a wall, but will constantly enrich the senses and add to the harmony of its surroundings.

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Canvas Preparation: Having been a framer for years I was using and old guillotine chopper to cut the stretchers and a Cassese underpinner(1985) to nail everything together. I have since built a new studio and space is now at a premium and the old tools have been replaced. I now use a Makita miter saw and different pneumatic nail guns to join the stretchers. These tools take up allot less space and can be stored in a cabinet out of sight. The canvas is then is stapled onto the bars using 5/16 inch staples and a pair of canvas pliers. The last step of the preparation is two or three coats of gesso and sanding if needed. Then the fun begins and we start throwing paint.