Hi, I'm David Roberts.
Like any self-disrespecting artist, I have a temporarily-permanent art site, and I'm working on a proper one.
It's this one——this is the temporary site. I probably didn't need to type that out loud. You can see things are off by a few pixels here and there, and have you seen the rest of this page yet? Snoozefest tickets were selling for a bargain this year.
I'll leave the lights on; enjoy.
PROCESS
Artist statement
Each Mixhive collection starts with the same intent: Discover something worth developing and don't walk away from it.
Iterate with scale, rhythm, light, and everything available to the medium until the work has been put in. Pause. Let life get in the way.
Then, come back to it and work the idea over some more, even if that's a year later. That's it. Keep it simple and keep iterating.
Occasionally, stop, publish, and have a little sake.
ART AS EXPRESSION
A lifelong hobby
Once I started experimenting with digital art in the early 90s, I knew I wanted to pursue it as a career. I'm not sure if I told this to anyone.
I have used it to form or express ideas ever since, so naturally, it has evolved along with me. The art you see on Mixhive today is the current me, interested in the hard-earned payoff of developing a simple and interesting visual through meaningful choices.
I never did make art my full-time gig; I became a graphic designer almost immediately because bills. It's been a dream career, I just can't seem to wake up from it.
CONTACT
LINKEDIN
Look me up on LinkedIn if you'd like to connect for shows, purchasing, and general what-nottery.
MIXHIVE NAME
Why Mixhive?
I was blessed with a super-easy-to-spell name, which has its upsides. But it seems like a lot of other people had the same idea. Mixhive.com was available, and it somewhat matches how I create larger collections of work that you can easily mix and match together if you only buy 2 or 20 of them. Zeros are fun for the seller. The hive represents home and work ethic.
Honestly, it's just a lot easier to find than another David Roberts (even if you narrow by artists with my name).