Richard Davis is a contemporary sculptor and painter who uniquely blends three-dimensional forms with multilayered surfaces. He shapes stainless steel or bronze into intricate and complex shapes that create a sense of precarious balance and wonder. Often, wedges or figures are added which appear to support much larger forms. Finally, he painstakingly burnishes and paints the surfaces with rich colorful patterns. He adds transparent layers of color on top of opaque colors and then burnishes away areas that seem to open up for the viewer. The effect is like looking through an iridescent veil to the shimmering stainless steel or bronze beyond. The shape, colors and patterns of his sculpture are abstract, yet strongly influenced by nature and evoke the mirage of cloud formations, water surfaces, tropical fish and exotic bird wings.