DAVID Gray

My Story

I have always had a love for art and science, between an emotional view and an analytical one. As young man I didn't understand that both can co-exist, happily, together. So I choose the analytical path.

As time moved on, I made many discoveries, and learned all of my passions can co-exist, and the only boundaries, are the ones we put on ourselves.

I ended up attending WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute) where I started off in Civil Engineering, then migrated towards Environmental Sciences, but finally settled on Mechanical Engineering in Design. WPI was a fantastic school for me, offering the chance of personal discovery. I took photography classes at the Worcester Art Museum. I chronicled my college life while I was there. Upon graduation, the fear of the desk job had not waned, I took a field engineering job with Schlumberger in Texas working in oil exploration. This was an interesting job, I was in Texas for 2 years, until the recession in the 1980's literally dried up the oil industry. I returned home to New Hampshire, and I decided I wanted to stay in the area. All of the jobs at the time were in high tech. Learning software engineering seemed the best to stay in New England. Unfortunately, it seemed the desk job was unavoidable. I studied computer science in the Master's program at University of New Hampshire. I received a teaching assistantship, which paid for my school and that lead to the discovery that I enjoyed teaching.

While at UNH I saw an advertisement for ski instructors at the Gunstock ski area. I tried out and was hired. I continued teaching skiing for the next 30 years.

After finishing at UNH I joined Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Digital was a fantastic company to work at, it turns out that programming requires a great deal of creativity within the boundaries of tightly controlled syntax. I continued to teach computer science as an adjunct professor at the Manchester NH campus of UNH, and I continued to teach skiing at Gunstock in the winter. Sailed in the summer time, hiked the White Mountains. Even though I was working at a desk, I had found a nice balance and I was doing everything I enjoyed. I have worked for many companies over the years. By far the most rewarding position is my current position at DEKA Research.

My favorite period of art is Impressionism. I love nature, being outside, and exploring, looking out at grand vistas, skiing down a winding trail, biking through the woods, kayaking across a secluded lake or a short hike in the woods with our dog Lily. There is amazement everywhere you look.

In 2011 I started taking classes in printmaking at the New Hampshire Institure of Art and Sciences and in 2015 I created my own little studio, that I named after my grandfather: D.M. Penny Press. Over the last 8 years I have continued to hone and explore new ways of printmaking.

This site shows the prints I have been working on. If the print is for sale, a link will be provided giving more details into why or how the print was made and a subsequent link to my Etsy Store: DajosCorner

Additional information about my work can be found through my social links found on each page.

Or you can send me a message through the contact page.