His World
Gallery
Artwork, studio process, teaching, and the ceremony and land that shape it all
The Artwork
Day and Night
Two winged figures paint together at the seam between sun and moon — one side bathed in daylight and rainbow, the other in starlit night — surrounded by community, ayahuasca leaves, and the animals of the Amazon. David's own visionary depiction of creation itself as a shared act
View in PatronagePablo Amaringo — The Lineage
Pablo César Amaringo Shuña
David's uncle and teacher — founder of the Usko-Ayar Amazonian School of Painting
In the Studio
At the Easel
David at work in the studio
Teaching & Community
Teaching the Next Generation
David guides a class of children through their first brushstrokes — the same tradition passed to him by his uncle, now passed forward
The Ceremony & the Land
Preparing the Medicine
Preparing the ayahuasca brew ahead of ceremony