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April 2024 - Five Minutes with David Palmer
Art In The Square Featured Artist Has A Distinct Style
Hailing from a small town in upstate New York, David Palmer grew up surrounded by dairy farms, wooded fields and creeks whose fertile grounds shaped his childhood summers and artistic abilities. David sold his first painting at a school art show at the age of 12. Today, this Californian’s body of work can be seen in galleries and museums across the country, not to mention more than a dozen Hollywood feature films and at this month’s Art In The Square... MORE
Redfin | Blog
November 18, 2021 - Decorating a Living Room: 17 Tips for Tricky Spaces
I was invited by Julia Weaver at Redfin to contribute to her blog post about decorating an odd-shaped living room. Most of the tips came from interior designers. My advice was quite different from theirs!
Rather than trying to design your space all at once, let it evolve over time – moving things around, living with them for a while, and making adjustments is the best way to decorate an odd-shaped living room. Start with a few basics and build from there. Before shopping for a new item, create a lifesize mockup of it ... MORE
Family Beautiful
June 17, 2021 - The Pop Renaissance Art of David Palmer
Susan Short of Family Beautiful was able to catch up with renowned Pop artist, David Palmer on a recent phone conversation. David Palmer has had a storied career and his art is in that unique juxtaposition of modern contemporary with a foothold in Renaissance techniques... MORE
Shoutout DFW
December 9, 2020 - Meet David Palmer: Los Angeles-based artist
Hi David, what’s your definition for success? Success for me means doing. It means being completely engaged in my work. It means making art. Even when I’m tired, or feeling discouraged. It means learning, growing, and trying new things. It means being committed to doing something I love. Success is about process, not outcomes... MORE
VoyageLA
June 12, 2019 - Art & Life with David Palmer
When I start a painting, I don’t know exactly what it’s going to look like when it’s finished. I start with an idea, but at some point, the painting takes on a life of its own. I continually discover the image as I work on it. It’s like having a conversation or taking a walk in a new neighborhood... MORE
Merry-Go-Roundup
Spring 2018 - My Year-Long Carousel Ride, by David Palmer
It all started with a photograph I saw in a magazine, an old carousel horse in someone’s living room. The paint was chipped, revealing underlying colors, and there were intricately carved decorations on the bridle and saddle.... MORE
Merry-Go-Roundup is the official quarterly magazine of the National Carousel Association. I was delighted when they invited me to contribute a feature article about the inspiration behind my carousel paintings and coloring book, and the journey I've undertaken as I explore this early American form of Pop Art.
KPCC 89.3 / NPR in Pasadena, CA
December 18, 2017 - LA artist David Palmer colors in California's vintage carousels
David Palmer is an artist who's spent a lifetime capturing the Southern California lifestyle. He's painted skateboarders in Venice beach, airplanes over LAX ... and now, vintage carousels from Santa Monica to Griffith Park to San Diego... MORE
A short radio interview (5:30) about my carousel paintings and coloring book. Click the blue PLAY button to listen. There's also a free carousel coloring page you can download.
Architectural Digest
October 2017 - Inside Robert Downey Jr.'s Hamptons Hideaway
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, producer Susan Downey, take a break from the fast lane in a magical Hamptons compound tailor-made for family fun... Art by David Palmer and Pedro Friedeberg joins an illuminated Jeff Zimmerman sculpture in the dining room... MORE
My animated neon sculpture Neon Walkabout lights up the dining room of the Downeys' East Hampton home. You can read the whole article here...
Designlines / Toronto’s Ultimate Guide to Design
Issue 2, 2016 - Annual Shopping Guide
Stuff On Repeat | Fresh, large-scale takes on geometric and nature-inspired patterns
ART HISTORY: Artist David Palmer’s vinyl Biosphere covering layers painted and line-drawn cherry blossoms, charting how artworks evolve from sketch to canvas... MORE
Designer Insights
September 22, 2015 - What has brought you to this point in your career? And what is your advice for people looking to follow in your footsteps?
I definitely wouldn’t advise anyone to follow in my footsteps! You’d drive yourself crazy. But what I would suggest is to just get started. Find something that you’re passionate about doing, and dive in. Follow your curiosity. Along the way you’ll figure out what you need to know.... MORE
Designer Insights is a design blog based in the UK.
Lisa Mende Design
June 28, 2014 - I found the amazing artist, David Palmer by clicking through new followers on my Pinterest account this morning. David has one of his paintings as his profile picture on Pinterest. There was something about that red and white pinwheel lollipop that caught my attention and made me want to see more from this artist... MORE
Lisa Mende is an interior designer and blogger based in North Carolina.
Travel Muse
May 19, 2014 - David Palmer at Beverly Hills Art Fair. It’s hard to decide what I love best about David Palmer’s work. Perhaps it’s his use of color, his whimsy or maybe it’s just the fact that he paints whatever tickles his fancy. These are a sampling from his exhibit this past Sunday, May 18, 2014, at the Beverly Hills Art Fair in Los Angeles. I buttonholed David at the fair and asked: Why cows? He said he had been inspired by... MORE
Cynthia Cherbak blogs from Los Angeles about travel art and culture.
Los Angeles Times
October 11, 2012 - Think Google is taking over your brain? There's a song for that. If a smartphone or a tablet are within easy reach, why search your brain for the answer that is just a few swipes away? That was the inspiration behind a new song "Google Is My Brain" from L.A. indie pop duo Not a Bus.... MORE
This story is about an ongoing music project I'm involved in as 1/2 of indie pop duo Not A Bus.
Huffington Post
August 14, 2011 - The World's Most Expensive Pair Of Flip-Flops. Sustainable for the environment, but not necessarily your wallet, for a mere $18,000 you can be the proud owner of these eco-friendly flip-flops. The L.A.-based eco-conscious footwear company Chipkos and contemporary artist David Palmer have teamed up to create "the world's most expensive flip-flops ... MORE
MoCo Loco
January 27, 2010 - Oh, That Explains Everything by Rollout & David Palmer. Taking stock of pork futures and forecasting economic trends are not typical topics for wallcoverings, but being surrounded by a visual interpretation of worth could be practical in this day and age. Rollout's most recent art-print wallpaper hybrid was a collaboration with David Palmer with a focus on an open-ended dialogue about value for MADE's Assets & Values show. ... MORE
MoCo Loco is an international blog covering contemporary design and architecture.
Art & Perception
March 2, 2007 - Forever almost falling: Interview with David Palmer. David Palmer’s show at the William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica opened last weekend. I’ve been intrigued by David’s work since I first saw it on his web site, and I’d been pestering him for an interview ... MORE
Interview by Steve Durbin. Art & Perception is an multi-disciplinary blog focusing on art, science and culture.
