David Stevens

David Stevens
Description of my work as an artist.
After graduating from The University of Michigan I moved to Los Angeles where I began working with stained glass making windows and Tiffany lampshades. After moving to Easton in 1980 I continued to do stained glass. I began working in wood also and many of the pieces done at this time were a combination of wood and stained glass. Till the mid 90's I did many wood sculptures both 3 dimensional and standing pieces and more 2 dimensional pieces that are wall hung.
For 12 years from 1999 to 2011 I worked in photography. My subjects ranged from working skipjacks and schooners and tallships seen on the Chesapeake Bay to landscapes on the Eastern Shore and other places around the US. Maine, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland were destinations for travel and photography in the early 2000 years. The west from the Southwest to the Canadian Rockies have also been areas that I have loved visiting and photographing. Some foreign travel also provided dramatic subjects- Nepal, India, Scotland and Ireland.
In the past year I have returned to wood sculpture because of my love of working with wood and a feeling that it is the area where I have been most creative. I see wood as having so much to off...

University of Michigan BA 1970
I learned stained glass construction and design while working with Augustine Glassworks in Los Angeles starting in 1971.
I took photography classes at Santa Monica City College in 1978-79.
I learned woodworking skills by working at an open workshop at Venice High School in the late 1970's.
Most of what I have done in art is a reflection of following my own interests in the various art forms I have practiced over the years. I feel that to grow as an artist one must be continually exploring new ideas. A number of times in my life I have come to the point where I saw that it was time for a significant change of course and moved into a new medium or took a new direction within the same medium.

Have shown work at art festivals from Virginia Beach to Connecticut


Academy of Art Museum of Easton
Maritime Art Gallery of Annapolis
Rehoboth Art League
Coastal Gallery of Rehoboth,
Artist Locale of St. Michaels
The Peninsula Gallery of Lewis DE
Gourmet Gallery of Easton
Gregorio Gallery of St. Michaels
Joie de Vivre Gallery of Cambridge MD
Gallery 1683 of Annapolis
Hobby Horse in Easton
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis
Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury MD
Moca Gallery, Washington DC
Dorchester Art Center