David Pearce, USA

Art is my third career. I was a journalist for nine years and an American diplomat for 35. As a reporter, I covered revolution in Lisbon, civil war in Beirut, and political and economic change in the Arab world. As a diplomat, I served in 11 overseas posts throughout Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. These postings included service as U.S. Ambassador to Greece and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria.

Travel nourished a lifetime habit of drawing and sketching. In Algiers in 2009 I began a course of self-study in drawing, perspective, and color. That led to watercolors. I loved the translucent quality of the medium and the constant challenge of turning sudden developments into opportunity.  My paintings are interpretations, seldom literal representations, and tend to the semi-abstract.

After leaving the Foreign Service I established David D Pearce Fine Art and created a web site (www.daviddpearce.com) to exhibit work. My work has now made its way to private collections in nine U.S. states and 11 foreign countries. I divide my time between my home state of Maine and San Clemente, CA. Best of all, six years into this great adventure, I am doing what I love and learning every day.