Masterwork
Doris’ Eyes
In a phase in 1990, de Hilster created numerous works using Crayola crayons. This was inspired by Picasso, one of David’s favorite artists and is drawn from David’s live pencil portrait of Doris.
Hippo
David tore apart a video and audio cassette player and laid the parts down and saw a hippo.
Don Quixote
David painted this live with his jazz pianist friend playing Spanish-inspired music.
Rio at Night
David imagined the Corcovado Christ Statue in the clouds with moonlight in the clouds and reflecting on the ocean and all the city lights of Rio de Janiero.
Treehouse
David was inspired by the treehouse he had back in Galion Ohio in a big willow tree. It was cut down needlessly and it was one of the fond childhood memories of his.
Doris
De Hilster, tired of doing realistic pencil drawings, promised his wife Doris to draw her portrait. In 1990, David finally capitulated. This was from a live setting and took about two and a half hours.
Corner Kick
De Hilster applied oil paint to melatile and began drawing with a coat hanger and palette knife. During the painting, he added acrylic paint to the oil to add color. The scene is a corner kick in a stadium in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro
De Hilster painted two large colorful acrylic swirls on this large canvas and then applied dark oil paint on top. The oil paint allowed de Hilster to draw into the canvas using a piece of metal coat hanger. The entire painting is done from memory and took only two hours to make. De Hilster appears two times in the painting, one with his wife Doris.
Two Brothers
The Two Brothers are mountains at the end of Rio’s famous Ipanema Beach. This was a very productive period by de Hilster where he was recalling scenes from Rio. These were all done from within de Hilster’s memory.