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t's always so interesting for me to see what Courtney Davis is working on and his latest projects. In our rather small community of professionally working Celtic artists, his work is always so recognizable and easily distinguished from the rest. The wealth of published material he has added to over the last few decades will leave it's mark in the history of Celtic art! CARI BUZIAK

For everyone involved in the current renaissance of Celtic art, Courtney Davis is our inspirational grandfather. With his ubiquitous fine art designs reproduced on all manner of New Age kitsch, his career has served to awaken an entire generation to the glories of Celtic art. From his wee seaside cowshed, toiling monk-like at illuminating manuscripts while surrounded by his souvenir bottles of ale, his prodigious output has made him a legend in his time. Because he has licensed his work to so many products, his work has become the equivalent of traditional folksongs, familiar and with a timeless quality. In my own Celtic tattoo work I am often given his designs to work from, and have always enjoyed reworking them to adapt them for the tattoo process. We share a love for the intricacies of the Celtic form, and a common goal to bring back alive the mysterious and deeply satisfying art of the line that returns to the source. PAT FISH