David Post

Artist Statement

I am a Northern California painter.  Although occasionally I paint on site, most of my work is produced at my studios in Sacramento and Carmel California, as well as in my studio near Castellòn, Spain.  My works have shown in solo and group exhibitions for over thirty years.  They are in the collections of public institutions, corporations, and those of countless private individuals.  I am the only child of two well-known California artists.   My father, A. Alan Post, was a painter and my mother, Helen Post, was a sculptor.  Expressing myself through art has, therefore, always been a central part of my life — indeed, a way of life, as it was theirs.  

         Most importantly, my parents taught me that felt experiences are at the core of any successful piece of artwork.  Thus, for me the painter's emotions about the subject matter and how these feelings are best expressed are more critical than the choice of subject matter itself or than even the artist's technical proficiency or objective accuracy of observation.  Painting involves a "transference" of my initial emotions about the subject matter to the artwork itself.  Thus a narrative conclusion is never my objective.  Instead, the primary functions of composition and color, tone and shapes are to serve the emotional depths of my feelings about the artwork.  For those reasons, I strive to vary my subject matter as much as I can depending on my enthusiasm as I begin a work.  

         With that in mind, admittedly many of my paintings derive from observations during my travels in Spain.  My family has had a home there for over 55 years and I have spent considerable time in Spain.  In fact, my attachment even preceded our acquisition of the house, as I spent a formative year of study in Madrid without my family at age 17.  These experiences have given me a wealth of memories about the place, which, over the years, consciously and unconsciously, have provided a way to explore both what excites me artistically as well as romantically. 

         Despite the frequent theme, I attempt to avoid approaching each of my painting's composition, color choices, and general structure in a mechanical or preconceived fashion.  I struggle to make these choices in an instinctive and imaginative way and remain willing to sacrifice perspective and objective accuracy to remain alert and responsive to my feelings about the specific artwork as I paint.  Consequently, I hope that those who respond to my paintings discover a pleasing subjectivity in each.    

         David W. Post, 2021 

Past Exhibitions

December 1989- January 1990

Judith Weintraub Gallery

“Introductions” 

Sacramento, California

July 1990

Judith Weintraub Gallery

Sacramento, California 

October 1991 - November 1991

Judith Weintraub Gallery 

Sacramento, California 

October 1994 - November 1994

Weintraub-Hunter Gallery

Sacramento, California

June 1996

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

“Windows”

Sacramento, California

May 1998

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

Sacramento, California 

July 1999 

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

July, 1999

Sacramento, California

2001

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

"Tenth Anniversary" exhibition

November 2002

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

Sacramento, California 

November 2003

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

Sacramento, California

January 2005

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

“Sacramento Figurative”

Sacramento, California

April 2005

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

“New Landscapes”

Sacramento, California 

March 2006

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

“Relative Talents” 

Sacramento, California

May 2006

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

Sacramento, California

Fall 2006 

Sutter/Sierra Health Center

Sacramento, California

August 2007

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

“The Three Posts Alan, Helen & David”

Sacramento, California

December 2007

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

“Small Treasures”

Sacramento, California

December 2008

Solomon Dubnick Gallery 

“Small Treasures”

Sacramento, California 

January 2009

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

“There is Still Life” 

Sacramento, California 

April 2009

Solomon Dubnick Gallery

“Compositions of a Family, Past and Present” 

Sacramento, California

March - April 2011

John Natsoulas Gallery

21st Century Exhibition

Davis, California

June - July 2011

John Natsoulas Gallery

"The Atocha"

June 1st to July 2nd, 2011

Davis, California

March - April 2012

John Natsoulas Gallery

21st Century Exhibition

Davis, California

 February 2013

John Natsoulas Gallery

“Bark”

Davis, California

March 2013

Temporary Contemporary Gallery

Sacramento, California

March - April 2013

John Natsoulas Gallery

21st Century Exhibition

Davis, California

June - December 2013 

Public Policy Institute of California

Bechtel Center, Main Lobby

San Francisco, Ca

January 2014

Temporary Contemporary Gallery

Sacramento, California

March - April 2014

John Natsoulas Gallery

“Bark”

Davis, California

March - April 2014

John Natsoulas Gallery

21st Century Exhibition

Davis, California

March —April 2015

John Natsoulas Gallery

21st Century Exhibition

Davis, California

October — November 2017

Elliott Fouts Gallery

Recent Paintings

Sacramento, California