Bio

David Osborn is a decorative painter living in Denver, Colorado, with a fondness for

classical forms and ideas of beauty, drawing inspiration from the paintings of

Caravaggio, Friant, Parrish, and the Pre-Raphaelites. Osborn engages methods of

traditional artistry; fulfilling an internal desire to compose a visual narrative and legacy

immersed in historical conventions to an increasingly distracted, digital culture.

As a Grumbacher Artist Instructor, David enjoys teaching beginning and

intermediate acrylic painting and witnessing the spark of creativity in the young and old.

He is also a selected participant in the Denver Chalk Art festival, celebrating screever

(street painting) traditions that originated in 16th century renaissance Italy.

David is the owner of Le Faux Visage, a decorative painting studio that replicates

textured surfaces and materials like marble and wood in addition to murals and trompe

l’oeil, heavily influenced by the neoclassical revival of the 19th century and the Art

Deco style of the 1920’s. David’s work can be seen in public and private collections

across the country, including Washington DC, Northern Virginia, New Jersey, and

locally throughout Colorado and the Front Range.