Available Work — David Fink Artworks

Money Tree with 6 stalks (for Hot Zushi), 28x31 2023. Acrylic on Canvas. I live in a great neighborhood - The Lower Haight. There are a number of businesses within blocks of my home, and just a block away is one I frequent regularly named Hot Zushi (a Sushi restaurant). The prices are good, the quality is excellent, and the owners David and Connie are friendly and get to know their regulars - of which they have many. When the COVID pandemic hit, their business was impacted, as were so many; take-out was the norm, and I ordered regularly as did others. Their business survived. Over the years their friendliness and kindness has had such a positive impact during these trying times. One night over a bottle or two of Sake, we discussed how the placement of plants in the space, their lucky bamboo plant and images of outdoor greenery on the walls all supported good feng shui. I asked if they would be interested in a money-tree painting as a gift (yes please) and over time we discussed what elements they would like to see in the painting. The finished painting includes 6 stalks (David says six stalks represents good luck and prosperity), and lots of greenery. This was another fun painting to do, I enjoyed putting together all the interlocking shapes and layers.

Chocolate and Orange, 10x10 2023. Oil on Board. Wayne Thiebaud passed away in Dec. 2021 and I have always loved his work, so I decided to do 4 paintings of cupcakes. I made clay models and painted them, which I then lighted to help capture the shadow structure and color. This is one of the four.

Peppermint, 10x10 2023. Oil on Board.

Banana Cream, 10x10 2023. Oil on Board.

Key Lime, 10x10 2023. Oil on Board.

Moms Favorite - Neapolitan, 10x10 2023. Oil on Board. My mother loved ice cream in cones and particularly Neapolitan. The paneling is a representation of the home we grew up in with wood paneling and the doily is a representation of the many doilies my mother would have around the house.

California Landscape at Night - Winter, 16x24 2013. Oil on Canvas. I painted this night series during Don’s battle with ALS. I glazed them a bit too much which made them very dark – I was in a dark mood. When complete, I was tempted to paint over them, but friends talked me out of it. They capture a dark time for me, they are still enjoyable – with the right lighting.

California Landscape at Night - Spring, 16x24 2013. Oil on Canvas.

California Landscape at Night - Summer, 16x24 2013. Oil on Canvas.

California Landscape at Night - Fall, 16x24 2013. Oil on Canvas.

Winter at night, 26x18 2017. Oil on Canvas. I decided to do another California landscape series, a few years had passed since Don lost his battle with ALS and I wanted to make a series that was a bit brighter and uplifting.

Spring, 26x18 2017. Oil on Canvas.

Fall, 26x18 2017. Oil on Canvas.

Winter, 26x18 2017. Oil on Canvas.

Oak Tree, Winter at night, 20x16 2019. Oil on Canvas. After doing the 2017 California landscape series, I felt I had not done the Oak trees justice, and I love the shapes of these trees, so I did another series with the focus being the trees. These are some of my favorites.

Oak Tree, Spring, 20x16 2019. Oil on Canvas.

Oak Tree, Summer, 20x16 2019. Oil on Canvas.

Oak Tree, Winter, 20x16 2019. Oil on Canvas.

Sq. Color Composition #6, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Looking out over Monterey Bay towards Santa Cruz, with bright blue sky.

Sq. Color Composition #7, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Sunset looking over a chili pepper field towards the ocean.

Sq. Color Composition #9, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Midday sun on a chili pepper field.

Sq. Color Composition #10, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Afternoon sun on a field of wild mustard.

Sq. Color Composition #11, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Chili pepper field and brown hills.

Sq. Color Composition #13, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Artichoke field against green hillside.

Sq. Color Composition #14, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Freshly tilled field at dusk.

Sq. Color Composition #15, 22.5x22.5 2002. Oil on Paper. This composition: Fog on Monterey Bay.

Color Composition #1, 36x24 2001. Oil on Paper. I started a new job and I did not have the time to work on more complex paintings but wanted to still be working with the paint. I reflected on my Fire Hydrant paintings and how I enjoyed abstracting out the landscape behind them and decided to do a series of abstracted landscapes which I call the Color Field series. I really had fun with these and played a lot with the color and the visual vibration created between the colors I selected. These paintings were a joy to create and resonated with many. The smaller square paintings are stunning (if I do say so myself) when matted and framed. This composition: Thoughts of a chili pepper field in summer.

Color Composition #2, 36x24 2001. Oil on Paper. This composition: Thoughts of a central valley field freshly tilled in the summer.

Orange Truck, Reflections of Youth, 22x22 2008. Acrylic on Canvas. Toy Paintings for Zonal Home Interiors, S.F. CA.

Pink Truck, Reflections of Youth, 22x22 2008. Acrylic on Canvas. Toy Paintings for Zonal Home Interiors, S.F. CA.

Orange Plane, Reflections of Youth, 22x22 2008. Acrylic on Canvas. Toy Paintings for Zonal Home Interiors, S.F. CA.

Starfish House Carmel CA, 36x36 2004. Oil on Canvas.

Don't Tell Me How to Paint, 8x8 2021. Oil on Board. I have been playing around with my painting style and I was starting to hear various comments about that. So I decided to have a little fun. The painting is basically an abstracted representation of me walking away from the, umm, commentaries (purple head) coming my way.

This is America, 20x20 2022. Oil on Canvas. I felt compelled to do a painting to reflect the polarization, racial tension, and violence I was and am seeing and hearing about in America. I ruminated for a while on how to represent what I felt and started a new piece of work, but adjusted where I was going with it over time. This painting evolved into what it is now. There is a lot of symbolism in this painting; the background is various skin tones, the circle is an open wound, the U.S is a piece of meat with embers and a peace sign overlaying it all. The dramatic black is obviously a target with words pulled in. To determine the words to include, I asked several friends for the first 3 words that come to mind when they think of America, and from those I selected a subset.