About Me

Hey, I’m Dave!
(the anarchist behind @daveruinsart)

The first thing I wanted to be as a kid? An artist. Simple. No backup plan. I’ve always been obsessed with drawing, painting, tearing into blank pages like they owed me something. Art school? Nah, that wasn’t in the cards. So I carved my own lane - zines, independent comics, late-night sketches, paint-stained fingers and all. I devoured art books like contraband, dreaming of the day I could punch a hole in the ordinary and make a living from my own wild visions.

In 2020, I ran a vintage store where I spiced up thrifted paintings with Star Wars and Lord of the Rings characters - basically giving dusty old art a cosmic punk-rock makeover. Then quarantine slammed the doors, and I had nowhere to go but the internet. I tossed my stuff on Reddit and - BOOM- it went viral. Newsweek, My Modern Met, even gas station TVs were showing my chaotic little masterpieces.

Fast forward five years: I’m a professional artist, creating for collectors and celebrities around the globe. It’s been one hell of a ride - part punk rock, part fever dream. But here’s the kicker: I love teaching. Nothing hits like showing someone the spark that makes them an artist in their own right, guiding them into the beautifully messy chaos of making their own art.

This isn’t just a career. It’s a rebellion, a riot with brushes, pens, and paint. And I want you to join the riot.