Project Description
David Tanner
David Tanner is a representational oil painter in Richmond, Virginia, creating narrative figure compositions, portraits, and plein-air landscapes. After receiving a BFA degree in illustration, David studied traditional painting technique with modern masters Nelson Shanks and Robert Liberace.
Juried national exhibitions include Oil Painters of America and Salon International. National awards include paintings honored by the Portrait Society of America, PleinAir Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, Raymar Fine Art and BoldBrush.
David’s Self-Portrait won 1st prize in American Artist magazine’s annual competition and was featured on the cover in September 2012. He was the subject of a 2015 article in Plein Air Magazine. In 2016, David was interviewed for PBS television’s “Virginia Currents”.
A rotating display of his available paintings hang year-round at Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, Virginia.
