David Gregory was born in Canton, Illinois, in 1947. He began his art training while studying architecture at the University of Illinois, but an exhibit of landscape paintings by art professor Billy Morrow Jackson ignited a desire to study painting. He enrolled in Jackson’s classes and continued to receive private critiques and mentoring in Jackson's studio after leaving the university. Gregory is a traditional realist painter working in watercolor and oil with an emphasis on landscapes and cityscapes, though he also paints still lifes and portraits. A painter for over forty-five years, he has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions. Gregory has been juried into the following national and international painting venues: Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition 2022; National Watercolor Society 50 Stars 2020; Rocky Mountain National Watermedia 2020; The Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2018; International Watermedia 2017; Aquarius National Watermedia Exhibition 2016. Over forty-two hundred of his paintings and more than one hundred etchings can be found in public and private collections in the USA and abroad. A compelling work of a young man practicing his craft. In fine condition. Signed lower right. 20" x 16", with frame 25" x 21"