Self Portrait Scrunched
David drew this his first year in Rio from a photo someone had taken of him back in the United States.
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Self Portrait Lying Down
David drew this in his first year in Rio. This is drawn from a photo take of David.
Figure in Space
This is the most important work according to the artist in his career. He was taking classes at Parque Large in the incredibly beautiful location at the feet of the Corcovado Mountain. Once the teacher recognized David’s talent, he promised to break David of his black-and-white pencil drawings. David was worried given he is red-green colorblind.
Tia Lica
After the passing of Doris’ Aunt Lica, David drew this portrait of the two of them together.
Teen Luanda
This is based off a self portrait that David’s daughter Luanda took of herself. David brought it into his computer graphics computer and drew on top of it.
Fishing Village
This was a painting that David copied from his grandmother in honor of her own artwork. Although she was not an artist, Helen de Hilster started drawing and painting lessons late in life and when she passed, passed on canvases and paints to David.
Patricia and Luanda
David took a photo of his mom with Luanda and made this drawing. It is very special to David because his mom loved Luanda being that she was a granddaughter with the “de Hilster” name. Now that David’s mom is gone, this drawing is very special to David.
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.
Tres Gerações
De Hilster drew this from a photo he took of Doris, her Mother Dona Nadir, and Luanda.