Because there was no photography allowed and there was no brochure that had an extensive amount of photos in it there will be no pictures that I took of the artwork that I have chosen to talk about. But I did However did get to retrieve some images of his painting from His website
1st Artwork
Lunessence
Walt Davis
Watercolor on paper
30X22 in
2013

Of course seeing this painting on a picture is nothing like going in to the museum to see it for yourself. By the way this painting is being sold for $975. When I first caught a glimpse of this painting out of the corner of my eye it actually caused my head to spin around to see it more clearly. This picture doesn't illuminate it, but the central moth is so brightly painted that the light is actually coming from the painting and causing the insects around it to also be shown. The moth is so bright that you can even see some of the light being thrown on top of the mosquito, and the part of the mosquito's that isn't facing the light is in darkness.
When I saw this painting I was overcome by its beauty and just fell in love with it. There is no story behind this painting but the painter, Walt Davis, did paint insects because he is a biologist that specializes in insects. So it is interesting how he took his career and love of painting and combined them together.
2nd Artwork
Katy-did, Katy didn't
Walt Davis
Watercolor on Paper
22X30 in
2013

What is going on in this painting is a just a katydid with its legs curled up and the antennas waving away from the insect. Oh and this painting is also $975.
What really interested me about his piece was the attention to the detail in the insect. I mean the barbs on the insects legs are carefully counted and attended to. The antennas on the insect display the obscure segments that connect the antae as a whole. Also the physical structure of the insect and how its body precisely looks like. When I view this image it's as also if we are looking under a microscope. Another thing that I noticed is the how the image was drawn. Most people have a horror to insect because they look so disgusting. But here that is not true. This insect is not disgusting but is also magnificent in its brightly painted fashion. It definitely presents the image to be viewed at a different perspective. And that is why I really liked this watercolor painting.
This painting made me feel an openness to the idea that anything can have beauty. Even though people may view these bugs in real life as disgusting, we can still see them as beautiful. There is no story behind the painting as I stated in the other painting that the guy is a biologist.