INTRODUCING COURTNEY DAVIS

THE SACRED ART OF COURTNEY DAVIS


INTRODUCING COURTNEY DAVIS


Courtney Davis has built up a worldwide reputation as the artist who has
re-awakened the visions and exquisite artwork of the ancient Celtic Illuminati. He is widely recognized for bringing to life the mystic symbolism, myths and imagery of Celtic art in a contemporary style that is uniquely his own.


In 1984 he caught the imagination and spirit of the time when his work
“Merlin the Immortal” was first published igniting once again interest in
Arthurian legend.


Born of Welsh, Scottish and Irish descent on October 31st 1946 in Blackwood, South Wales, he grew up in London. His career began when he obtained an apprenticeship to one of the UK’s largest jewellery manufacturers as an engraver and designer where his designs became popular and in high demand.


Unfortunately in 1974 he was forced to have major surgery to his spine and during his stay in hospital experienced a series of mystical visions, which changed his life. These experience’s, along with a deep feeling of personal loss following the death of his father soon afterwards, led Courtney to question what he really wanted from his life. He joined the Buddist Temple in London and began a personal spiritual journey.


He did not to go back to his engraving job but instead began to draw, adding Celtic inspired borders to his pictures. For extra income he painted designs on old furniture using Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite inspired designs.Soon, his art become popular and he created a range of cards and prints that became ever more in demand.


Inspired, he began to create a series of black and white prints which would
go on to become the book he is most associated with, ‘Merlin Awakens’.


Commissioned to produce covers for new age music, Courtney’s gained
increasing recognition. He went on to illustrate over 45 published books,
such as Celtic Borders and Decoration, The Art of Celtia, The Celtic Tarot, St Patrick – A Visual Celebration and The Celtic Source Book that have become Iconic Celtic Art Classics.


His work has been exhibited widely in Europe and as far a field as Tokyo and Australia, his first American exhibition was in Chicago in 1995 and since then has exhibited regularly in the USA. Many of Courtney’s original pieces can be located in private and institutional collections, in chapels and museums.


Entirely self-taught, a sacred piece of Courtney Davis art is created in gouache and ink. “When I start a picture I don’t know what I’m going to draw – often the image will change as I’m working on it. It’s taken me a long time to learn to just go with the flow of the picture than trying to plan how it’s going to develop.” He finds that light energy guides has hand as he works.


Designs of his art have been applied to mediums such as cards, posters,
fabrics, glass, jewellery, carpet’s and even in the form of body art.


Courtney now lives and works in Bridport, Dorset and is about to exhibit in a new esoteric gallery there, ‘The Gallery of Secrets’. This is his first exhibition in the UK since 1989 when he exhibited in St Martin in the Fields, London. On display along with his original artwork there will be limited edition pieces of sacred jewellery produced by Peter Stone.


Courtney will also take on commissions for art and jewellery designed by himself.


Much like the monks, druids and bards who went through a minimum of twenty years rigorous training, Courtney now feels he is entering a new level of maturity.


When viewed his art has beauty and can project feelings, bringing you closer to the hidden ‘veil’, may we look forward to the new projects and artwork which is still to come to light from the guided hand of Courtney Davis.

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The Sacred Art Gallery

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