David Sheskin is a self taught artist whose pen and ink drawings and short fiction have been published in numerous magazines. He has also created works of art through the use of painting, sculpture, collage, and digital technology. In 1993 thirteen of his folk art paintings comprised a calendar published by Avalanche Publishing. Pomegranate communications has published 2009, 2010 and 2011 calendars entitled The Owl and the Pussycat and a 2012 calendar entitled Puss and Boots. His paintings were also published in 2004, 2006, and 2006 in calendars entitled Naïïve Malerie published in Germany by Ackermann. His art has been used in greeting cards, children's games and jigsaw puzzles. David Sheskin lives in Bethel, Connecticut.
This website is compromised of the following series of art created by David Sheskin:
- Bird Calls - 52 digital images
- Bird Dogs - 20 digital images
- Bosom Buddies - 20 digital images
- Fish Tales - 37 digital images
- The Owl and the Pussycat - 43 digital images
- Cat Mandalas - 28 digital images
- Fish Mandalas - 27 digital images
- Bird Mandalas - 20 digital images
- Folk Art - 69 acrylic paintings and three dimensional works
- Plaid Cats - 50 collage/digital images
- Textures of Wildlife - 59 collage images
- Silhouettes - 20 digital images
- Puss and Boots - 20 digital images
- People and Pets - 20 digital images
- Joined at the Hip - 20 digital images
- The Peaceable Kingdom - 24 digital images
- The Art of David Sheskin, a visually stunning book published in 2011 (by WingSpan Press) that presents in full color all of the images that comprise the 17 series presented on this website.
- Magician with a Pen, a book published in 2007 (by WingSpan Press) comprised of more than 100 of David Sheskin’’s pen and ink drawings, many of which were published in magazines and literary journals during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- Scientists, Sages and Sundry Other Sinners, a book published in 2002 (Writers Club Press/iUniverse) comprised of short stories written by David Sheskin, many of which were published in magazines and literary journals during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- Fraidy Cat, a children’’s book written and illustrated by David Sheskin which at this time is available for publication.
- Plaid Cats: The Best of Their Breeds, a book written and illustrated by David Sheskin which at this time is available for publication.
- The cover page of five calendars comprised of David Sheskin’’s paintings and illustrations that have been published over the years.
Giclée prints of all images on this website are available. For information on purchasing prints click Contact on the menu page, and include in your email the following information for any image you wish to inquire about purchasing: The name of the series in which the image appears and the row number and column number in which the image appears in that series.
