David Gallup




	David Gallup is one of Southern California's most exciting young painters. He is Vice-President of the historic California Art Club and through his leadership of a number of arts organizations he has helped to further popularize plein-air painting in the Southland. While his artistic reputation was built on his atmospheric landscapes, Gallup is also a talented figuratve painter who paints commissioned portraits and models in outdoor settings. Gallup's paintings are moody and contemplative and he is especially drawn to sunsets and nocturnes. In recent months he has continued to paint "en plein-air" along the Malibu coast, a subject that has been of enduring interest to him for a number of years. Gallup has also been painting the sublime natural phenomena of Yellowstone for an upcoming museum exhibition. His works have been featured in Art of the West and other publications. Blessed with a ready smile and a charismatic nature, Gallup is a popular teacher. In the future, when the history of what may be described as the "California Plein-Air Revival" is written, Gallup will surely be considered one one of its major figures.