Michael A. Davis is a native of Colorado and resides in Palisade, CO. His love of art began in his early teens, working in graphite, colored pencil, oil and acrylic mediums. He attended the University of Colorado from 1970 to 1973 under a Navy Scholarship starting with a major in engineering and then changing to a major in fine arts.

From 1973 to 2014 Mike's career path drifted from the not so lucrative art world to the reality of supporting a family. However, through those years he still worked on his art skills by painting and drawing pictures for friends and family.

In the spring of 2009 while touring the local art galleries, he became fascinated with the translucence of watercolor paintings. It was a medium he had never worked with. That afternoon he bought paper, brushes and paint and practiced strokes, different blends and applications. In September he joined the Western Colorado Watercolor Society (WCWS). In December he entered his second watercolor painting "Canna Tropicanna" into the Rockies West National 2010, 18th Annual Juried, Watercolor Exhibition and was accepted.

Mike is now a Signature Member of WCWS, he has his work displayed at the Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade, CO and he started Coloured Water Studios in 2011. It has been a long journey but those dreams of his youth are now being fulfilled. He retired in June of 2014 and now devotes his full time to the world of art.