(b. 1947 – Cleveland, Ohio). Painter David Buttram pursues the ever changing character of the inner-city through his paintings. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, O’Tanner, some Impressionist, and the Eight. Buttram seeks to create images of natural and man made objects, through various combinations of light, shadow, reflections, and color; which reveal a range of human emotions and moods.  Buttram expects the viewer to be able to explore evidence of toil and strife, beauty and peace. Buttram has exhibited throughout at Karamu House, Cleveland. The Kettering Government Center, Kettering, Ohio; The Cleveland Institute of Art, The Cleveland State Art Gallery. The Mansfield Art Center, The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Il., The Governor’s Mansion in Columbus, Ohio, The Bridgeport Gallery in Chicago, Il., and Art NEO, in Cleveland, Ohio