David Frederick Riley
Heading for Trouble Oil 48" x 36" $11,200
The Cowboy Oil 60" x 48" $18,500
Lead a Horse to Water Oil 72" x 48" SOLD
The Cowboy Artist Oil 60" x 40" $15,500
Caribou Oil 60" x 40" $15,500
Sunny Disposition Oil 40" x 40" $11,200
Mountain Giant Oil~ 72"x 60" $26,600
Materialize Oil 60" x48" $18,500
Golden Hour Oil 60"x 36" $14,000
What Big Eyes You Have Oil 60" x 48" SOLD
The Trickster Oil 48" x 48" SOLD
Kings of the Fall 1 Breen Oil 50" x40' SOLD
G.O.A.T. Oil 48" x 36" SOLD
Great Northern Oil 40" x 60" SOLD
Sun Set Oil 48" x 48" SOLD
Atsina Gathering Oil 60" x 60" SOLD
Night Watch Oil 60" x 48" SOLD
Steely Aire Oil~ 60" x 60" SOLD
Blue Bear Oil 48" x 48" SOLD
Hunting Grounds Guardian Oil~ 60"x 48" SOLD
Herd Oil~ 48"x 24" x3 SOLD
Hang Tight Oil 30" x 48" SOLD
Windy Plains Oil 48″ X 60″ SOLD
Red Oil~ 48"x36" SOLD
Monumental Horizons Oil 60″ X 48″ SOLD
His Majesty Oil 60″ X 60″ SOLD
Rusted King Oil~ 48" x 60" SOLD
Omega Oil 60″ X 60″ SOLD
Prairie Queen Oil 40" x 60" SOLD
Tree Hugger Oil 60″ X 48″ SOLD
Faster Oil 60″ X 36″ SOLD
Calling It A Season Oil 48″ X 72″ SOLD
Caught In The Light Oil 48″ X 48″ SOLD
New Country Oil 48″ X 60″ SOLD
Well, Hi There! Oil~ 40"x 40" SOLD
Royal Oil 36″ X 60″ $14,000
Teddy Oil 48″ X 48″ SOLD
Trouble Maker Oil 48″ X 36″ SOLD
Frequency Oil- 48"x 36" SOLD
Artist Bio
David Riley is a gallery artist, portrait and wildlife painter, and illustrator.
His painting is inspired by the universal narratives of the human condition, emotion and the similar elements that appear in Nature. David works primarily in oil, contrasting contemporary color fields and abstract space with traditional handling of the human form. He uses color harmonies to showcase emotion and the vibrancy of life. His work frequently illustrates themes of emotional and spiritual growth.
David’s southwestern contemporary works are a unique approach to the wildlife and persons of the West: bison, longhorns, bears and iconic Native American figures. His palette is usually monochromatic, but the power of the imagery creates such an impression, that color is not missed. He has just commenced a collection of cowboys.
David has a BFA and MFA in Fine Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award. After a ten year career in illustration and teaching for Colorado Mesa University, He and his family now live in Utah, where he teaches and paints. David is the owner and primary instructor at Open Air Art Space.
David Riley has recently been a finalist in the Art Renewal Center’s Annual Salon, Oil Painter’s of America National Juried Exhibition, and was in the top 100 finalists in London’s BP Portrait Award.