Artwork copyright Debra Davis. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1998.

9 Magpies, 1996

Debra Davis
American (born 1960)

Location: Franklin Middle School, Yakima

About the Artwork

Artist Debra Davis composed the painting 9 Magpies bases on her sketches of the dipping, wheeling flight of flocks of Magpies that she observed on her daily walk at Cowiche Canyon in Yakima, Washington.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Yakima 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.