David Kizziar

David Kizziar started drawing at the age of five and despite having no formal art education progressed naturally from pencil to ink and then oils. Growing up in Southern California, he spent years surfing but had to swing a hammer to pay the bills. At thirty-five, he took a ten-year hiatus from art to pursue his other passions in life – music & songwriting, and he has written and recorded more than 400 songs. Today, David’s life balance’s his creative talents and keeps him engaged in the art community, including teaching and inspiring others.

Moved by lighting, composition, and his love for the techniques of the Master’s, David Kizziar is inspired to create pieces which build from his natural artistic gift of portraying life-like movement and capturing tonal values to give perspective.  Growing up on the California Coast, it is not a surprise to see that much of David’s work has been inspired by the ocean through his highly detailed seascape drawings. David’s Original drawings in monochromatic colored pencil can take hundreds of hours to complete with no room for mistakes.

Collectors often are surprised by the gentleness and realistic interpretations of a subject that David creates which makes them feel like they are right there in the moment as the artist himself was oftentimes, eliciting an unexpected outward emotional and sometimes tearful response.