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This abstract painting is a music-themed watercolor inspired by the acoustic drum set. I have been obsessed with playing drums ever since I was a child. One of my earliest gifts was a small toy drum kit, and when I was in my early 20s, I bought my own drum set from a friend. Recently, I decided to purchase a Yamaha electronic drum kit (condo living sucks...) and began taking lessons. I love it! Hopefully, my enthusiasm for playing comes through in my painting.

David Ralph is a contemporary artist and illustrator currently living in Maryland. David's style of painting and illustration can best be described as geometric abstraction with influences ranging from the cubist paintings of Pablo Picasso to the primitive, cutout shapes of Henri Matisse. Other notable influences for David were Paul Cezanne's fragmented landscapes and the geometrically-divided, flat-color canvases of Piet Mondrian. To David, the simple elegance of the curve, the line, and the circle create the ideal two-dimensional plain of visual interest and appeal. And, to add color intensity, value contrast and balance to this space - along with repetition, texture and pattern - is to create a perfect harmony. It is to this goal that...