David Adams Artist Reception

“David Adams was trained as a musician through his Master’s Degree at the University of Minnesota where he met his future wife, Chris, in the piano room at Middlebrook Hall. They settled in Bird Island in 1970 where David was the Band Director for 31 years. They had two children, Matt and Alisha. They spent their summers on the North Shore of Lake Superior at Tofte where Chris’ parents owned a resort called Sugar Beach.

One of David’s earliest memories was painting in watercolors at around age five. He has three brothers, two who are professional artists. Duane shows in galleries in Omaha and Ron paints murals in buildings in Willmar. David picked up a serious interest in drawing with pen and ink in the 1990’s. This turned into his self-training in 2001 when he retired from teaching.

David has a special love and talent for watercolor painting. He concentrates on rural landscapes of Minnesota. The paintings in this show features the many works created in his 80’s recovering from a long period of illness.

They are impressionistic in style. During his career as an artist, he has shown in works in a number of shows in Bird Island and Willmar. He has painted over a thousand watercolors over the last 22 years.”

David Adams 7-22-23