Originally from Princeton New Jersey, Kevin attended Ohio State University where he studied architecture and commercial art. After a year in Ohio he transferred to Oklahoma University. Kevin majored in music and gradually changed majors over to Commercial Art then Painting ultimately receiving a BFA in art emphasis painting and drawing. There he studied under photorealist Richard Wood and Abstract expressionist Eugene Bavinger.

Remaining in Norman OK after graduation he worked with Terry Miller Design group as an architectural rendering artist and assistant to the art director. Kevin also played lead guitar in Nargoe Billeye a local rock band. Kevin balanced his art career by working various other art related jobs from designing belt buckles to painting ceramic giftware.

In 1987 Kevin relocated to North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, drawn by the natural beauty of the mountains and the laid back environment. Kevin developed an art career in portraiture and landscape and won numerous awards in local juried competitions.

In 1990 he married the love of his life Gilda Gaskill a middle school art teacher and ceramic artist. Together they have two lovely children Lina Anne and Alison Davis. Gilda and Kevin remodeled a turn of the century house and created the Aita Studios. The studios consist of painting, drawing, ceramic studios and now include a 24 track recording studio and frame shop.

In 2000 Kevin received a certificate in AutoCAD technology from the Wilkes Community College and began working for Lowe’s Companies as a Store Planner. After 6 years with Lowe’s Kevin has rekindled his art career and is now operating the studios full time. From here on the sky is the limit.

Kevin works primarily with Oil on Linen and paints in, what Matthew C. Foley described as  “Painterly Photorealism” although Kevin now admits his technique is less painterly than before he always tries to let the physicality of the medium to show thru to remind the viewer that they are indeed looking at a painting and if one looks at areas of the painting out of context of the rest of the painting they sometimes can appear as abstract or even non objective paintings. Kevin paints what he is passionate about and is currently painting Musicians, instruments and their interplay. He finds that portraiture is a wonderful challenge and continues to paint portraiture by commission.