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David J Holcombe

@chekhovonthebayou

Disciplines

Fine Art

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About

David Holcombe began writing and drawing decades ago. To avoid the plight of a starving artist, he went to medical school (in Belgium no less) and returned to the U.S. with a Belgian wife, a son and 8 years of European experience. He continued to write and paint throughout his long education and subsequent professional life in Alexandria, Louisiana. He has published 16 books and hundreds of medical articles in Cenla Focus and Visible Horizon. His paintings have been selected in multiple juried shows (and rejected in many more), but show up in private collections around Alexandria and elsewhere. His plays have been produced by Spectral Sisters Productions where he serves on the Board for the last twenty years.

Artist Statement

Art should wake people up, not put them to sleep. Artists, as the proverbably canaries in the mine shaft, are sensitive to their visual and political environment. They should use their sensitivity and creativity to make the world a better place, not just provide some decorations for the well to do.