Students looking to do something a little classier or different than their usual fare this summer should look no further than their own campus. David Terry: Signatures in Oil, a collection of Columbus artist Dave Terry’s original oil paintings, will be on display through Aug. 25 at the Faculty Club.

In a press release from the Faculty Club, Terry described himself as a “self-taught” artist; Terry said he attended the Columbus College of Art and Design for one month and then left when the college asked for the first check. Like many artists during the 1980s, Terry found it hard to make ends meet purely through his painting. So he made his art into a career instead, finding work and acclaim as an art restorer, fine art appraiser, art consultant and art auctioneer.

According to the press release, Terry has featured his work in many galleries before this one, including Columbus’ Short North Galleries and at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center.

Terry has received many awards for his work in the field of art and art restoration, such as recognition from the Ohio House of Representatives for his painting “Granny Wash,” being interviewed as a guest artist on PBS, and being recognized by West Virginia governor, Cecil H. Underwood, for his work on the restoration of the portrait of Senator Johnson Camden for the Blennerhassett Museum.

Terry’s paintings, which are on display in the main entranceway of the Faculty Club as well as in a well-lit room adjoining the hallway, are painted in a style reminiscent of the French Impressionist artists. Terry said the particular method he used was impasto, which refers to a thick, heavy build-up of paint, giving the paintings a textured look and feel when examined closely. Terry said all of the artwork in this exhibit was created specifically for this show.

He spent roughly two months on the paintings, which are all of outdoor scenes in Ohio, mostly in and around the greater Columbus area. Some of the paintings feature scenes familiar to OSU students, such as the series of five paintings Terry called the “Columbus Cafe Scenes,” one of which features the Gateway’s own Grille 27.

Terry did each of the paintings alla prima, or in one sitting, working while viewing the subject for each painting as much as he could, although he did take a preliminary photograph of each scene from which he worked when necessary, as in the case of a sudden rainshower that occurred while doing one of the patio scenes.

All of Terry’s artwork in the exhibit is for sale with prices ranging from $900 to $2,200, though the exhibit itself is free and open to the public. The Faculty Club is located at 181 South Oval Drive, between Orton Hall and Mirror Lake. The Faculty Club will host an opening reception for Terry June 30, featuring a piano performance by the artist’s son, Dane Terry, a senior in music.