Santa Barbara-based artist David Cooley uses a dental instrument-type tool to make small dabs of paints on his work. His mixed media pieces use acrylic, spray paint, resin and fabric as the backdrop.   

David Cooley is set to open a new series of works at Thinkspace Gallery this Saturday, June 16, with Dashing In Headlong. Cooley creates intricate multi layered, multi dimensional mixed media paintings using mostly acrylic, resin, spray paint, pen and fabric. We sat down with a quick conversation on the occasion.