Artwork copyright Debra Davis. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Flood (with Regards to Hokusai), 1996

Debra Davis
American (born 1960)

Location: Concrete School District, Concrete

About the Artwork

Artist Debra Davis witnessed the flooding of streams in the Yakima Valley after winter snow melted. She created Flood (with Regards to Hokusai) to explore how nature and change can surprise and amaze us. The composition of this piece was inspired by the Japanese printmaker Hokusai, who was a 19th century master known for his stylistic depiction of water.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Concrete School District.

About the Artist

Northwest artist and naturalist Debra Davis creates paintings and sculptures that are strongly influenced by her summer job as a seasonal forestry technician with the U.S. Forest Service. A longtime resident of Central Washington, Davis received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg and taught art at Yakima Valley College.