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David
Coax was born in 1957 in Rochester, New York. At the age of fifteen,
Dave and his family packed-up and moved to beautiful Bozeman, Montana.
Just a year later, at age sixteen, Dave's life-long love affair with beautiful
cars took its course when he bought his first car, a 57 Pontiac Chieftain
(for $5!). By the time Dave turned eighteen he already owned his fifth
vehicle, a Pontiac GTO. From that point on it was only a matter of time
before his first love, the automobile, found expression in his artwork.
A graduate of Montana State University, Dave
was able to further develop his artistic abilities by enrolling in many courses
from beginning to advanced classes in both drawing and painting, and also
courses in architectural drawing. Dave also spent time searching the
countryside surrounding Bozeman looking for those classic cars that were laid
to rest in pastures, where they eventually gave-in to time and the elements.
To many, these cars are seen as rusted heeps of metal, but Dave could see
the beauty in these all but forgotton cars. Each had a story to tell.
Each had contributed to that sense of freedom.
In 1989, Dave met his future wife, Susanne,
a native German who received degrees in both English and German from Montana
State University. With a little coaxing from Susie, no pun intended,
Dave and Susie Coax moved to Germany in 1994 where they have lived since.
Now a resident of Stuttgart, Germany, Dave began traveling to car shows
all over Germany and neighboring countries displaying his artwork.
Although initially Dave ran into a few obstacles, such as the language barrier,
it wasn't long before his classic car artwork began to flourish and take on
a language of its own.
Now a sought after automobile artist in Germany,
Dave has been featured in several classic car magazines, been commissioned
to design the artwork for a new champaign label, and, most recently,
Dave was commissioned by Mercedes Benz Classic Car Club, Int. for an original
piece which was unveiled in January of 2000 and now hangs in their main offices.
Today, Dave is usually busy with commission
work and hiking with Susie through the Alps, and still he tries to find time
to work on his own projects. So because of his demands, Dave doesn't
frequent as many car shows as he used to, but he still tries to squeeze-in
two or three a year. So, if he's not off yodeling somewhere in the Swiss Alps,
you just might find Dave at a car show in Germany displaying his artwork and
sharing with us that sense of freedom that defines the spirit of the classic
car.
