"Proposal" - Hummingbirds by RC Davis 20 ¾ x 26 ¼ (Signed & Numbered)

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"Proposal"By RC DavisSigned and NumberedImage Size: 20 ¾ x 26 ¼There is a heart shape where the trees meet the sky.About R.C. (Chris)Richard Christopher Davis was born October 19, 1950 in Amite, Louisiana. His innate appreciation for the beauty of the natural land-scape is probably a by-product of fulfilling the daily tasks of a farm boy on his parents' small dairy farm located on the upper Tickfaw River.Chris gives much credit to his Grandpa Ivy, a farmer and avid fisherman, for many of his fondest childhood memories - picking cotton with the farmhands; following in his Paw Paw's bare footprints in the cool dirt behind the plow-mule; searching the field for that first vine-ripe watermelon; or riding in the boat to check the hooks at daybreak - all images of an idyllic, simpler time which is the stuff good, uplifting paintings are made of.Chris attended a small junior college for two years and opened a successful sign business, beginning his aquaintance with paint and imagery at age 21.Becoming disenchanted with the commercial world after a failed marriage, he embarked on a "mission" to educate himself. Having read a book on the life of Van Gogh, and after a visit to the National Gallery, Chris decided to become an artist. Being totally self-taught, Chris considers himself to be a "polished country primitive" whose work appeals to read more