David Syre featured in 1889 Washington Magazine (Feb/March issue) | by Kerry Newberry

Copy from the article: “It is never too late to begin again, to answer a calling that can quietly transform a life. For self-taught artist David Syre, that moment came at 72. His love of art began in childhood, painting beside his Swedish grandmother on the family dairy farm in Everson. Though creativity was always present, he did not fully embrace it until—after a long career in business development—his twin daughters gifted him art supplies, opening a luminous new chapter.

Now living between the shifting landscapes of Bellingham and Tucson, Syre creates immersive works that flow from large scale acrylic paintings, to atmospheric watercolors, gestural drawings and select sculptures. Exhibited internationally over the past decade, his art is grounded in experimentation, wonder and renewal.

Syre’s global travels and study of religion, spiritual practices, and Indigenous cultures inform both technique and imagery. Works created in southern Argentina echo tribal patterns, while those inspired by the Pacific Northwest conjure watery atmospheres and his signature vertical “spines,” reminiscent of dense forests.

His drawings on black paper—executed with quick, decisive gestures—return again and again to themes of the universe, landscapes and totemic forms. Across media, precise linework is a defining hallmark, revealing hidden shapes beneath layered color. Rather than depicting landscapes literally, Syre absorbs their cultural and spiritual codes, producing works that balance kinetic energy with meditative calm.

A collection spanning his earliest drawings to his most recent paintings is on view at Cordata Gallery in Bellingham. Mind and Method at Work, features more than 70 pieces and runs through March 28. For more information, visit www.davidsyreart.com and www.cordatagallery.com. “

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