David Dew Bruner
After a 15 year gap in my career from making art, a death in the family in 2011 was the catalyst that prompted me to once again pick up my pencil. The first series was a familiar one - the beloved oak tree of the south which I had drawn since I was first taught the skill in 1972. I have always loved art history and seeking inspiration, I began looking at other artists, eventually discovering the work of Graham Sutherland. A single detail in one of his drawings set me off down the trail of re-interpreting/digesting/re-assembling his and others’ works. The original source of inspiration often gets completely lost in the new work but the concept remains intact. I spin and riff off of others’ ideas and by doing such, the viewer and I, gain more insight to the original work while experiencing something altogether new. I seem to return to the marks that Sutherland makes on some of his abstract drawings and turn them into my own. I have so far used A. J. Drysdale ( live oak series), Graham Sutherland (The Sutherland Project series and the Figure), Picasso (Equus), Constables cloud studies (Painting a whisper), Manet's Olympia (Olympia series) and Velasquez's Infanta Margarita (Infanta Margarita series). And an important part of my drawing experience comes from the story about Rauschenberg erasing a deKooning drawing. I loved the idea that something else was on that sheet of paper - pre-existing images; ghosts of other hands; total mystery. Some drawings may have up to 4 drawings on the page that I have erased; sometimes all that is left is the indentation of the mark which will only be visible when there is shading or a smudge.
Equipoise Still Life Exhibit 2023 
Portraits
Infanta Margarita
Morandi
Sutherland Project
Balla Duchamps
Winged Victory
Throughout history the winged goddess Nike has symbolized victory and has been chosen by many to represent power and freedom over adversity. I have used this spirit at this moment when mankind has come together to free themselves from the coronavirus plague that has brought us to our knees. With the arrival of the vaccine and the restoration of hope - Nike flies triumphantly forward in these images. I have tried to captured this passion, movement and power that this ancient goddess inspires. The viewer can imagine themselves in this role through the anonymity of this famous icon, racing with the wind towards a new and positive thinking future.
Mixed Media Collage
Olympia Series
Other Works on Paper
Arcs
Africa Series 
Arabesque
Installation View
SOLD
Waterlilies & Calla Lillies
Janus Women
Resume
EDUCATION
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture – 1978
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 1978
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTES – Amherst, Massachusettes
Master of Landscape Architecture – 1984
WORK
New York City Department of Parks
Deputy Administrator of Riverside Park – 1984-1999
World Trade Center
Landscape Architect – 1999-2000
Bette Midler – New York Restoration Project
Landscape Architect – 2000 – 2001
Residential Landscape Architect – 1995 to present
TEACHING
New York Botanical Gardens – Bronx, New York
Instructor – 1987 to 2014
Columbia University – New York, New York
Lecturer – 1994 – 2014
Gallery Representation
The Source Gallery
San Francisco, Ca. – 1980 – 1983
Mitchell-Thompson Gallery
New York, New York – 1992- 1994
Hallam
Hudson, New York – 2011- 2014
Carrie Haddad Gallery
Hudson, New York - 2015 to present
Collections/Clients
Mrs. Nan Swid
Ms. Mary Stuart Masterson
Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes
Robert and Roby Whitlocke
Henry and Alison Stolzman
Georgetown University
American Express
HBSC
Mariott Marquis – Times Square
