DOMINIC DAVIES Throughout his life, Dominic Davies has always turned to different forms of art as a way to express his creativity through drawing. Since a young age, Davies demonstrated his talents though simple drawings done with crayons and markers. The first work of art Davies remembers was a simple portrait of his mother putting on her makeup. Davies has a keen memory of showing the piece to his mother and her seemingly odd reaction to the piece. As Davies’s mother started to cry, he was confused by her reaction but later was relieved when she explained that they were in fact tears of joy. It was from that moment on that Davies realized his art could have an impact on others. “Dominic’s love for art is
always visible because he puts so much work and effort into all of his pieces,” said Lee Bardon, a hobby artist and friend of Davies’s. As Davies grew older, his devotion to art only grew stronger. During Davies’s third grade year, a famous cartoon artist visited his school to discuss life as an artist. Although the art form was different from his own, Davies looked up to the artist and wanted to be just like him in the future. After guessing the primary colors, Davies received his very own signed illustration of Batman that he still has to this day. Now as a senior in high school, Davies continues to draw through two of his classes; AP Art and Newspaper. Davies’s love for the eye was evident in is AP Art portfolio when half of
the works contained inside were eyes. In his work, Davies strays from realism because he believes that photography exists to capture real life while illustrations should be more imaginative and show creativity. “Dominic’s attention to detail makes his pieces intricate and pleasing to look at. He has a very identifiable style in his work that show both craftsmanship and personality,” said Xandra Squier, Davies’s friend and art classmate. As an artist herself, Squier appreciates how Davies has a style of his own as she is still trying to find her own. The experience of taking AP Art was both challenging and rewarding for Davies. The constant pressure of having to hand in twenty-nine pieces of art in a portfolio to
be judged with thousands of other submissions was scary for Davies as someone who enjoys taking their time. Davies’s art career shifted when he decided to join his school newspaper. Instead of simply drawing for aesthetic and visual pleasure, Davies now was faced with adding meaning to his art to convey a message for an audience to understand. “Dominic is practically a god with his illustrations, he needs to be famous,” said Katelyn Rinehart, Features editor of the CS Press. From fake news and conspiracy theories to Beyonce witnessing an explosion, Davies’s newspaper illustrations gave meaning to his artwork and all of his experiences made Davies the artist he is today.
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