David Noss

I like to paint with movement that brings back distant, archaic memories. My paintings express this through color and how the paint and texture feel. My aim is to make pictures that are more about those memories and the philosophy about them than realistic and figurative expression.

I get my inspiration from old things and ideas—caves, stone, archaic stories. So, in my painting, I sometimes build layers upon each other, and sometimes layers are taken away. In this process, color is the focus. Each layer is its own, free, and personal piece, kind of like an historical story of its own.

Recently, I started a style that I am highly attracted to. The paintings are vertical. Strong in color and presence. I do these paintings from philosophical points of view. They show what we’re dreaming of and the paths along the way to achieving the dream.

I am pleased when people take the time to look at and think about these paintings as each has a unique story for each person.

I’ve earned a BA in English with a focus on Writing (YCP), an MAeED in Online Adult Training (UOP), and I’ve finished both traditional Film Photography and Art History courses (YCP). I’ve taken several online Art Studio courses (MOMA), and have had the opportunity to do some coursework with the Devos Institute at College Park UMD and Penn, like “Management of Successful Art and Cultural Organizations” and “Art Culture Strategy.”

I am from Southeast Pennsylvania and—among other things, I used to be a Newspaper and Magazine Writer, Photographer (film), Stained and Leaded Glass Artist, and House Painter. Most of my career, I worked as an Instructional Designer and Project Manager for various corporations. Now, and for the last several years, I have been painting, learning about painting and painting some more.

West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd
Rocky River, OH 44116
January though February 2026

Westlake Porter Public Library
27333 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, OH 44145-3947
Upper Gallery
Through May 2026
Reception: TBA