I will be opening another Etsy shop within a week that showcases my art which is not directly related to autism. I plan to include watercolor prints of photos taken in New York City (where I lived for more than 20 years); original black and white and color photos, some framed, some not; sketches and […]
Taken from a frame of an old 8mm home movie, this is a portrait of my older brother Mike. His autism, low ability to function and being non-verbal were noticeable by then (late 1950s). Mike lived at home until I was about 10 years old. He had a great affect on my life and my […]
This is a cartoonish representation of the love of a brother for his autistic sibling. I tried to depict a push-pull relationship between these siblings, which it certainly can exist when there is a communication gap that cannot be crossed
I always hoped to get my brother Mike’s attention. Mike was autistic, low functioning and nonverbal; his attention was devoted to meeting his own needs. Now and then, I would see his eye looking at me. It seemed that Mike’s attention to others was the same as a lighthouse beam: paying brief attention to a […]
I painted this image from a photograph of a frozen frame of an old 8mm family movie, converted to video tape. The transformations of media that portray this moment (from real life to 8mm movie film, to videotape, to a flickering TV screen, to a photograph and finally to watercolor), illustrated how memory can change […]
My Etsy Shop is called AutismInspiredArt. The first set of listings are prints of watercolor portraits of my brother Mike. The one below was painted in 2017 and contains some of the iconography I was playing with at the time. It was very difficult to communicate with my brother, who was autistic, low functioning and […]
Here is a portrait of my brother Mike, the first of the 16 current listings listings in my newly-opened Etsy Shop: AutismInspiredArt. All of my watercolors were inspired my Michael, who was low-functioning, autistic and nonverbal. Much of the back story of my artwork can be seen on my blog: davisbrotherlylove.com. Most of the posts […]
This is a screen shot of my newly opened Etsy Shop. Here is a link AutismInspiredArt.
Today, as I promised myself, I open my Etsy Shop. I call it AutismInspiredArt (Etsy does not allow spaces in their shop names). I prepare my posts the day before so, my shop will not be available immediately with the dawning of the new year. Here is my logo: and here is my banner: I […]
Dear Readers, This is the first of several posts where I show some of the images that I am considering listing for sale on my soon-to-be opened Etsy Shop. For now, I will retain the originals and offer high-quality prints. I hope you will consider giving me some feedback about my selections. I value your […]
