D D Pearce Fine Art

Works by David Pearce

Art is David Pearce's third career. He was a journalist for nine years and an American diplomat for 35. He served in 11 overseas posts throughout Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, including as U.S. Ambassador to both Algeria and Greece,Travel nourished a lifetime habit of drawing and sketching. In Algiers in 2009 Pearce intensively studied drawing, perspective, and color. That led to watercolors. He loved not only the translucent quality of the medium but also the constant challenge of turning sudden developments into opportunity. In watercolors, as in diplomacy, things do not always turn out as planned. You have to make the best of the situation as it is, not as you would like it to be.After leaving the Foreign Service he established David D Pearce Fine Art and created a website (www.daviddpearce.com) to exhibit his work. He later added a second website for prints (www.GeoGalleries/ddpearcefineart). He writes a monthly email newsletter for his followers and posts new work on social media including Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. His paintings can be found in 11 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and eight countries. He divides his time between his home state of Maine and Southern California.