David Cotton

Watercolor & Acrylic Artist

A watercolor painting of the Old Sautee Store, a rustic wooden building decorated with American flags, potted plants, flowers, and vintage farm equipment in front, surrounded by trees.

A watercolor painting of a white wooden church with a tall steeple, surrounded by trees. The church has green shutters and a small set of steps leading to its entrance. The artist's signature, 'David Cotton 2026,' is in the bottom right corner.

Watercolor painting of a large Victorian-style house with multiple stories, gray exterior, black shutters, front steps, well-maintained green lawn, shrubs, trees, and an American flag, signed by David Cotton in 2023.

A watercolor painting of a friends house - commissioned.

A watercolor painting of a snow-covered landscape featuring a white church with a steeple decorated with a cross, flanked by trees and two sheep in the foreground. The scene depicts Christmas festivities, with wreaths and red ribbons visible on the c

A winter scene of a farm with snow-covered ground, trees, and houses. A person is carrying a decorated Christmas tree, with a child nearby. There are barns, a clothesline with laundry, and various farm objects in the background.

Portfolios

Watercolor painting of a rustic store named 'Old Sautee Store' with a sign hanging above the entrance. The store is decorated with American flags, potted plants, and vintage items like a wheel and an old fire hydrant. Trees surround the building, and a stone path leads to the front door.

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Watercolor Projects

An owl perched on a tree stump, painted in a realistic style with soft background colors.

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Acrylic Projects

A man painting a watercolor of a white house with a porch, surrounded by trees, at a table with watercolor supplies, in a cozy indoor setting.

Meet David Cotton

David Cotton is a visual artist from Gainesville Georgia, whose paintings explore the relationship between structure and landscape. Working with both watercolor and acrylics, he combines detailed observation with expressive brushwork to reveal the balance between manmade forms and the natural world. David's creative interests are rooted in curiosity - a desire to see familiar spaces in new ways. Whether painting architecture, open landscapes, or abstract compositions inspired by both, his work invites viewers to notice texture, light, and the quiet beauty found in everyday surroundings.