Participant Biographies and Project Descriptions

David Milton
David is a remarkable artist who uses his talent as a watercolor and oil painter to re-create vintage architecture of the 1930's, 40's and 50's on paper and canvas. Many of his subjects have been lost to a wrecking ball. He has won numerous awards for his work and appeared in several art publications. David’s work is held in many corporate collections, numerous private collections, and has been exhibited in many museums including the Palm Springs Desert Museum, the Laguna Beach Art Museum, the Winston Churchill Museum, the Taos Art Museum and the Mississippi Museum of Art. He studied at the Art Student’s League in New York and he holds a B.A. and an MFA in Fine Arts. David’s high school art teacher had a great deal of influence on his becoming an artist. “He took me under his wing and showed me the way.” David feels it is time for him to give back what he has learned in almost fifty years as an artist, and make a difference in someone’s life. He is also interested in developing his skills as a teacher.

David is teaching drawing and watercolor to deaf and hard of hearing teens who are traditionally underserved in the arts. These students attend school at University High School and Venado Middle School in Irvine, California. These two nationally acclaimed schools serve deaf students from over 28 school districts in Southern California. David’s goal is to inspire students who have a great deal of talent in art, but lack in depth opportunities to take their skills to the next level. He is interested in mentoring young artists, building their skills and encouraging them develop professional portfolios. He would like to pursue an exhibition of the students work and encourage students to enter their work at the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, California.