Artist BiographyDavid Wilstermann is a self-taught artist who is born and raised in Ottawa where he currently lives and works with his wife and two kids. He has always been creative and enjoyed making things from scratch. Encouraged by watching reruns of Bob Ross, David started experimenting with paint. He’s learned different tricks and techniques through trial and error. His art is a form of escape and he’s looking forward to sharing it with you during his first gallery appearance. Artist StatementDavid’s artistic style and approach have evolved over a few years. He began with landscapes but has slowly moved towards a more abstract minimalist modern style. Always inspired by nature, movement and texture, his newer work has a fresh organic feel. David’s approach is spontaneous, confident and nuanced, combining gestural mark-making, flowers and scribbling to produce a style that is uniquely his. David spends his days working as a carpenter. Inspired by working with his hands, he often makes his own frames, stretches his own canvas and really enjoys the process of starting from the ground up. Painting on loose canvas on the floor of his studio allows him to make such dark bold marks with the oil sticks and pastels. This brings a different perspective into the composition as the paining progresses, with new ideas revealing themselves. It’s a very spur of the moment, whatever happens happens style of painting.