Born David Michael Stoupakis on the 26th of July, 1974 , in Brighton , Massachusetts
, to Greek-Italian, first generation American construction foreman George Stoupakis
and his Cape-Briton Island Nova Scotia wife Anne, a hard working woman to say
the least at everything she does. Both of them being artists themselves they
would go on to push and encourage David to become an Artist.
David was born premature with numerous complications at birth and many thought
he would not make it home from the hospital. Within the first grade of school
David was found to have a severe learning disability and his Doctors informed
that David would develop more on the artistic side and that he may have the ability
to become a great artist. So when the talents in David truly started to shine.
His parents were proud and very supportive however his newfound artistic ability
concerned his teachers. On several occasions David's "gloomy" drawings
were the subject at teacher parent meetings. A few years later a wild art teacher
entered David's life and encouraged him, opened his mind and drove him to experiment.
Within that year David made the choice to dedicate himself to his artwork. It
was around 1995 when the first painting sold and by 1996 David was working as
a contract 2 D / 3D Animator Artist for a game company. Then in 1999 David left
the gaming industry and refocused his talents to painting full time. Also, that
year he met his companion Aprella, and the two became muses for each other.
David lives and works in New York with Aprella and their lovely rescued cat.
He continues his dedication to painting and his remarkable works continue to
grow.