David
Flitner has been making his living as an oil painter for over
20 years. His love for the arts has translated into a very
satisfying lifetime career. He thrives on the challenge of
bringing color, intensity and shape together in paintings
to convey his vision to others. Whether he is painting on
location in the desert or in his studio, David is at home
with his paintbrush and considers himself on a lifetime journey
of art exploration.
David obtained a degree at the University of Arizona and continued
his formal training at the Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena. One of his Grand Canyon paintings was reproduced
in the Arizona Highways magazine and later displayed in the
special exhibition of “A Backward Glance at Arizona Highways
Illustrators” at the Phippen Museum of Western Art (April,
2000). Though primarily an oil painter, David has created
several bronze works, one of which was reproduced in the Southwest
Art Magazine calendar. He was commissioned to create a special
edition Wildcat bronze for the University of Arizona and was
the featured artist in the University of Arizona Alumni Art
Show in 2002. His work has been displayed in Phoenix city
government and corporate buildings nationally. His work is
found in private collections nationally and internationally,
including those of Burt Reynolds and Ann Miller. David has
shown in one-man and multi-artist shows and his artwork has
been represented in fine galleries in Scottsdale, Wickenburg,
Sedona, Aspen, Santa Fe, Jackson Hole, Tucson and Tubac. David
was one of the featured artists in the 2004 American Diabetes
Association’s Celebrity Art Auction Gala, artistically collaborating
with Jonathan Elias, News Anchor of ABC-KNXV TV in Phoenix,
Arizona. In April of 2005, David was an honoree at the Best
of Scottsdale Art Show and Gala in Scottsdale, Arizona for
his landscapes.
