A painter and a poet inspired by place, working mostly en plein air ("in the open air") in the Impressionist tradition.
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Wendell Berry Taught Me To Pray
“Sidewheeler, Anderson Ferry,” Brad Davis, 2026, oil on wood, 8”x12”
Pray in Color
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Kentucky River palisades, cabin porch rocking chair,
old dog blind-as-love asleep at my feet, guitar music,
fire-smell, fresh-baked, coffee after di...
Making Art in the Dark: Thoughts on Dolly and the Mystery of Death
“Streetlight, Toulouse,” Brad Davis, 2026, gouache on paper, 8'“x6”
Constellation
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The Big Dipper gathers bowlfuls of deep blue space
as it spins each year around Polaris. Seven stars
like the sisters I’ve always wanted: Alkaid, Miz...
Brad’s first painting in another country!
“Saône River, Lyon,” Brad Davis, 2026, gouache on paper, private collection
By the Saône River in Lyon, France
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The train from Paris moved through a familiar landscape—
rolling hills, ridges following rivers. Only the tiny towns,
th...
"Kentucky River Longing"
“High Bridge,” Brad Davis, oil on panel, 9”x12”, private collection
Kentucky River Longing
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The biology professor found the fish,
its sharp teeth caught in the woven plastic of the net.
I took its slender body in my bare hands.
The...
"Driving Through Your Hometown: A Love Poem"
“Work Truck,” Brad Davis, 2023, oil on wood, 8”x10”
Driving Through Your Hometown
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My love, I’ve never seen so many grain silos, so many tractors,
so many yards filled with truck parts. I imagine you as a child,
head pressed to the...
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Words from Alexandra McIntosh & paintings by Brad Davis. Dispatches from our search for the sublime. Working mostly en plein air ("in the open air") in the Impressionist tradition.
Cincinnati Painter
Alexandra McIntosh lives and writes in Kentucky, her favorite place in the world. Her book of poetry, Bowlfuls of Blue, is available from Assure Press.
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