1990 - 1999
EARLY PALO DURO CANYON DRAWINGS
After retirement David spent many days out exploring Palo Duro State Park, just south of Canyon, TX. He was drawn to and fascinated by the infinite forms and colors he saw in that natural surrounding. His first early attempts to capture that splendor were in colored pencil drawings. Here are some of those early pieces.
Rock #3 '92
Rock #4 '92
Rock #5 '92
Floating Rock '92
Lookout Point '92
PALO DURO LEATHER COLLAGES
Returning to his trademark medium Dad found the patterns and colors of the Canyon lent themselves perfectly to his trademark leather collage.
Palo Duro Leather Lookout '94
image size 10"x7"
CIRCUS SERIES
Using simple geometric shapes and his imagination, David peopled this art series with all the drama and excitement of an old world circus. These ingenious and lighthearted pieces went fast and I was lucky enough to have been given this one by my father after I remarked how much I liked it.
Circus #28 '96
image 8"x10"
in the home of C.W. Cale
CERAMICS PORTRAITS SERIES
Weed Pot
In a strange case of Art imitating art, Prof. Cale began drawing portraits of his signature "Weed Vases" in 1996. These deconstructed flower vases are meant to hold dried weeds and grasses often collected from the Palo Duro Canyon area.
Ceramics I '96
Ceramics II '96
Ceramics III '96
Ceramics IV '96
Ceramics V '96
Ceramics VI '96
Ceramics VII '96
Ceramics IX '96
Ceramics X '96
Ceramics XI '96
Ceramics XII '96
Ceramics XIII '96
BOTANICALS SERIES
One of the most popular and most prolific of David's series, these went through many iterations; simple drawings, drawings with geometric backgrounds, and later on homemade Hawaiian bark paper.
Apple Blossoms '97
Apple Blossoms II '97
Rose #2 '97
Bachelor Buttons 1 '97
Begonia '97
Yellow Rose '97
Begonia '97
Yucca Pods #2 '97
Yucca Pods IV '98
image size 8.5"x25"
matted glass alum. frame
Mini Hollyhock '98
Blighted Holly '98
Blooming Quince '98
Day Lily '98
Alstromaria '98
Blighted Holly Leaves '98
Blighted Holly Leaves #2 '98
Last Rose '98
image 6"x9.5"
matted
Iris Triad '99
Spring Holly #2 '99
image size 6"x9"
matted, glass alum. frame.
VEGETABLES AND BOTANICALS, HOMEMADE PAPER SERIES...
Kabu
Iris and 4 Tulips
Quince Blossoms
Tamanegi and Kabu
Symphony #1
Symphony #1 proof
November Roses '98
A Rose Is... '99
Pink Iris Yellow Tulips '98
Small Greek Iris '98
Blossoming Primrose '99
Budding Iris '98
image size 11"x11"
matted glass alum. frame
CHICKEN BONE SERIES
Many of these pieces are still available for sale. Contact the webmaster for availability, framing and shipping information.A self taught cook, (and a good one) David often found himself with a kitchen filled with a variety of bones. Finding beauty in everything, he began sketching out some of them. As he progressed the bones began to morph into a variety of forms, some phallic, some silly and some downright strange.
1995
Chicken Bones #1
13" x 16"
Chicken Bones #2
15" x 18"
Chicken Bones #3
11" x 11"
Chicken Bones #4
11" x 16"
Chicken Bones #5
11" x 16"
Chicken Bones #6
16" x 16"
Chicken Bones #7
16" x 16"
Chicken Bones #8
11" x 16"
Chicken Bones #9
11" x 16"
Chicken Bones #10
11" x 16"
Chicken Bones #11
9" x 9"
Chicken Bones #12
9" x 9"
Chicken Bones #13
9" x 26"
Chicken Bones #14
6" x 21"
Chicken Bones #15
12" x 12"
Chicken Bones #16
11" x 11"
Chicken Bones #17
11" x 11"
Bone #1
Bone #2
Bone #3
Bone #4
Bone #5
Bone #6
1995
CHICKEN BONE DANCER SERIES
These drawings are... well, I'll let you tell me. He did have fun creating them. He had fun no matter what he was doing.
Chicken Bone Dancer VIII '95
Double Shadow Dancer '95
Supreme Chicken Bone Trio '95
1998
BONE GROUP SERIES 
Three Bone One
4" x 6"
Three Bone Two
4" x 6"
Four Bone One
15" x 15"
Four Bone Two
10" x 10"
Four Bone Three
9" x 9"
Four Bone Four
5" x 8"
Four Bone Five
5" x 8"
Four Bone Six
5" x 8"
Four Bone Seven
10" x 10"
Four Bone Eight
10" x 10"
Five Bone One
10" x 10"
Five Bone Two
10" x 10"
Five Bone Three
5" x 8"
Five Bone Four
5" x 8"
Five Bone Five
5" x 8"
Five Bone Six
5" x 8"
Five Bone Seven
5" x 8"
Five Bone Eight
5" x 8"
1998
BONE THRUST SERIES 
Bone Thrust #1
9" x 26"
Bone Thrust #2
11" x 16"
Bone Thrust #3
11" x 11"
Bone Thrust #4
11" x 11" SOLD
C. Baughman - Wichita, KS
Bone Thrust #5
11" x 16"
Bone Thrust #6
11" x 11"
Bone Thrust #7
11" x 11"
Bone Thrust #8
11" x 16"
Bone Thrust #9
11" x 11"
Bone Thrust #10
11" x 11"
1998VOODOO BONES SERIES
Voodoo Bones #1
10" x 10"
Voodoo Bones #2
6" x 8"
Voodoo Bones #3
6" x 8"
Voodoo Bones #4
10" x 10"
Voodoo Bones #5
6" x 8" SOLD
Office of Robert McVay
Voodoo Bones #6
6" x 8" SOLD
Office of Robert McVay
VOODOO ALTAR SERIES
Using colored pencils and paint David created these altars on homemade paper.
He noticed art wherever he went and these remind me of the small Mexican bark paintings we saw on a family trip to Juarez. I must wonder if this wasn't in the back of his head when he created these.
Relic '98
Rose Altar '98
Tulip Altar '98
Tulip Altar #2 '98
Blossoms and Voodoo Bones '99
Blossoms and Voodoo Bones 2 '99
