By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American landscape painter Davis Perkins (born 1950 in Oregon, USA).

Davis Perkins is a California landscape painter with an unusual background. He has had a long career as a smokejumper, firefighter,  paramedic, and professional artist. After serving as a paratroop sergeant (first with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and later with the 12th Special Forces Group of the Army Reserve), Davis worked 13 summers as a smokejumper, parachuting into forest fires with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.  During the winter he attended art school, graduating from the University of Oregon with a degree in fine arts. His early work was featured in solo exhibitions at the Alaskan State Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Air & Space Museum. Both museums selected his work for their permanent collections. In 2015 Davis was selected as a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America. 

Davis's inspirations me, include the legendary painters Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Frank Wooten and Robert Henri. He has also been influenced by contemporary artists Richard Schmid, Russell Chatham, and Lynn Boggess.

Davis exhibits his work in galleries and other art venues in Northern California, while continuing his life of travel and public service. In 2007 he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, and created paintings from his view at the summit. He remains active as a paramedic, and as a member of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team of the Department of Health and Human Services. Since 2010 Davis has served on annual medical relief missions to Haiti, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Liberia (Ebola outbreak), Vanuatu (cyclone relief), Nepal (earthquake relief) and Lesvos, Greece to aid with the recent refugee crisis.