David Westerfield
About the Artist
Based in: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: WesterfieldStudio.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidwesterfieldart/
Biography
Michigan resident David Westerfield attended Wayne State University in Detroit majoring in art before transfering to North Park College in Chicago. There he earned a BA in Art with a concentration in drawing and painting and was given the Senior Art Award. Other study has included the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Sedona Art Center in Arizona. He has also attended plein air painting workshops with Marcia Burtt and Randall Sexton.
After graduating David began a career in graphic design and illustration which has stretched more than thirty years. His illustration credits include The Saturday Evening Post, T he Covenant Companion, and many other editorial and corporate publications. He also illustrated a series of eight step-by-step drawing books for children in the Draw It series published by Heinemann Library. In recent years David began transitioning from commercial art to his renewed interest in f ine arts. He paints both in the studio and on location, regularly traveling to favorite spots in Michigan, California, Florida, and Hawaii.
Represented by:
- Arbor Gallery, Glen Arbor, MI
- Becky Thatcher Designs, Leland, MI
- MacBeth & Co., Onekama, MI
- The Gift Shop at The Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
- Village Galleries, Lahaina, Hawaii