Trained since childhood by his mother Eileen Doolittle, David Sherwin Parker studied art at the University of Colorado under Frank Sampson. He began his career as an illustrator for CBS News. He created works of art promoting Red Rocks, two Grammy Awards, the New York City Marathon, and many other high-profile events. Parker has done numerous one man shows in the galleries throughout the West, as well as in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Las Vegas. His work has been featured in the Booth Museum of American Art in Georgia, on permanent display at the James Museum in Florida, is regularly featured at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, and has been shown in the Art of the West, High Desert Museum exhibit in Bend, Oregon. David’s paintings can be found in refined art collections around the world. The master painters of Impressionism such as Monet, Van Gogh and Gauguin inspired his palette and artistic style. Parker refers to himself as a colorist. In his words, "I use the vibrant primary colors of my palette to positively influence human emotions.”
