Ash Davies is a young English artist unafraid to paint what he sees—be that people, wildlife, or landscapes—in a style that is aesthetic, recognizable, and precise. Dangerous words in today’s art circles. “The themes that I do like to exaggerate in my work are color and chiaroscuro (light and dark). I love to increase the vibrancy of the colors as it adds life and energy to the scene I am painting,” Davies says on a video on his website. His passion for art realism began with an encounter he had when he was just 15. He received an invitation to leading British wildlife artist David Shepherd’s retrospective exhibition and was able to talk to the man himself. “When I met him and saw his works, I knew that this is what I wanted to do, and that I wouldn’t feel satisfied doing anything else,” Davies recalled. Like his hero Shepherd, …