Saturday, December 3, 2016

Dailies On Sale





















Some of my all-time favorite daily paintings are now in my Etsy shop, priced at 20% off for the month of December. One of these little gems will make the perfect gift for that art lover in your life. Check them out at Etsy.
Happy Holidays!

Monday, November 7, 2016

Open Studio Nov. 12/13


















WHAT?! OPEN STUDIO IS THIS WEEKEND?!

As you can see, I've got a bit of tidying up to do to be ready for the Clark County Open Studios Tour this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12th/13th. But I promise it will be at least semi-presentable by the time you get here. 

 If you're going to be in or around the Portland/Vancouver area this weekend, stop and say hello.  There will be lots of recent paintings, large and small, offered at a special weekend-only discount.  My new 2017 Daily Paintings Calendar will also be available. And...we'll have cookies!

Here's a link to info on the tour. Be sure to click "View Artists" to see samples from all 50 artists. http://ccopenstudios.org/?page_id=2123

Saturday, November 5, 2016

New Calendar!



My 2017 calendars are here! The calendars are 8" square, with 12 selected reproductions of paintings from Daily Art West, my daily painting project. I'm very happy with the quality. There are limited quantities available, selling for $15 each, plus shipping.

To order, email me with the number of calendars desired and I'll send you a PayPal Money Request with shipping included. Payment accepted with credit or debit cards, or with PayPal account. Thanks!

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

New Mural

Here are some progress shots of a mural I just completed in downtown Gresham, Oregon depicting the first drug store in town.  The mural is painted on the site of the store, which has been much remodeled over the years and is currently a bakery.  The building's owner is in his 80's and was a third-generation pharmacist here. His grandfather started the business, and is depicted behind the counter.

I imagined the inset arch as a window in time, and tried to re-create a scene that might have been, circa 1910.  After much research and a lot of design time, I came up with this sketch to present to the mural committee.  They were enthusiastic, so off we went.  The photos show the process from first priming to final touches, over a period of three weeks.  The mural is artist's-grade acrylic on stucco, 10' x 14'.







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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Two New Shows

I have two--count 'em--two shows opening next week, one in Portland OR and another across the river in Vancouver WA. The shows highlight two quite different bodies of work. The Cascade Sotheby's exhibit opens for First Thursday, June 2nd in Portland's Pearl District, featuring my "Frozen Ponds/Arcadian Forests" series of semi-abstract paintings.

Opening on First Friday, June 3rd at Boomerang in downtown Vancouver will be a group of realist paintings done over the years of my dear dogs Pablo and Winslow.

If you're near, hope to see you at one or both receptions, but if you can't make it then, don't worry--both shows will be up through the month of June.



Friday, December 4, 2015

Brilliant Clouds






















Oil on board, 6" x 6"

One of the paintings available on my Etsy site.  Prices on everything reduced for the holidays.
Check it out here.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

New Shop and Holiday Sale!
















I'm on Etsy!

This painting and lots of other work is available in my new Etsy shop at special Holiday prices. The shop showcases selected daily paintings, drawings and monotypes (one-of-a-kind hand pulled prints), all 25% off  for the Holiday Season!  Calendars are there too!

Check it out Here!

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Calendars!


My 2016 calendars are here! The calendars are 8" square, with 12 selected reproductions of paintings from Daily Art West, my daily painting project. I'm very happy with the quality. There are limited quantities available, selling for $15 each, plus shipping.

To order, email me with the number of calendars desired and I'll send you a PayPal Money Request with shipping included. Payment accepted with credit or debit cards, or with PayPal account. Thanks!

Friday, November 13, 2015

Open Studio This Weekend!


Ready as I'll ever be! Clark County Open Studios tomorrow and Sunday, 10AM to 5PM. There will be special discount pricing for the weekend. I'm studio #23 on the tour--come on by. Homemade cookies!

Details: http://www.ccopenstudios.org









2016 calendars will be available at the studio, with selected images from the hundreds of daily paintings I've done over the years. I'll make these available online soon.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Preview Party and Open Studio

"Vertical Bird"
Mixed media on paper
14.75" x 10.25"

The Clark County Open Studios tour is fast approaching,. "Vertical Bird" is one of the works I'll have on display at my studio. There will be special discount pricing for the Open Studio weekend.

PREVIEW PARTY!

Come to the big party this Friday, Nov. 6th to kick the event off at North Bank Gallery, 1005 Main Street in downtown Vancouver, WA, 5 to 9 PM. Meet the artists, see samples of everyone's work, pick up a guidebook and you'll be all ready for the tour itself the following weekend.

More information: www.ccopenstudios.org. Hope to see you at the preview Nov. 6th and at my studio the weekend of Nov.14th/15th!

Thanks,

Don

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Open Studios Coming Up!


If you'll be in the Vancouver WA/Portland OR area November 14th/15th, come to the Clark County Open Studios tour! Fifty artists (including yours truly) will open their studio doors to show recent work, explain and demonstrate techniques, and just generally be friendly-like.

There's a preview party to kick the whole thing off on November 6th, at North Bank Gallery in downtown Vancouver, 5-9 PM. Each artist will have an example of their work on display. You can pick up guidebooks, decide which studios you'd like to visit the following weekend and plan your self-guided tour.

Details at www.ccopenstudios.org.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Refuge

Oil on cradled board, 29" x 27.25" x 1.25"
$1900 plus $30 shipping in U.S.
Click image to enlarge

For check payment or other arrangements, email don@dailyartwest.com


Friday, September 18, 2015

John Brown's Oath

Oil on stretched canvas, 22" x 20"
$900 plus $18 shipping in U.S.
Click image to enlarge

For check payment or other arrangements, email don@dailyartwest.com

The rabid abolitionist, John Brown, from my Civil War series of 1999-2000. Brown claimed that at age 12 he got a message from God to free the slaves. In the mid 1850's, he and several of his sons attacked and killed a number of slavery supporters in Kansas. In 1859, Brown led a small group in an attack on the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His aim was to steal weapons to arm slaves for a revolt. He was promptly captured and hanged.

This painting interprets an 1846 daguerreotype that shows him swearing an oath to oppose slavery. The old photos of Brown have always fascinated me; an intensity bordering on the pathological is barely disguised.

Here's a detail of the painting:




Thursday, September 10, 2015

Civil War Series


General 1
Oil, pencil and charcoal on paper, 39.75" x 30.25", 1999.
$950 plus $18 shipping in U.S.

For check payment or other arrangements, email don@dailyartwest.com

Ken Burns' great documentary series, "The Civil War", is being re-broadcast this week. It reminded me of a group of Civil War related paintings and drawings I did in 1999-2000. They've never been exhibited anywhere, but I decided to share some of them here over the next few days.

A childhood friend had a several volume edition of Matthew Brady's iconic Civil War photos. I would go over to his house and study those books for hours. They captivated me, and led to a life-long fascination with the subject. For this series I used photos as the starting point, not to copy but to try to express through those faces what it must have been like to live during that tragic and terrible time in our nation's history.





Detail of "General 1".

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Above and Below Show


If you're in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area this month please stop by my exhibit at the Above and Below Art Studio, in downtown Vancouver. Reception is Friday, Sept. 4th, 5-9 PM. I'll give a little talk (pearls of wisdom) on the following Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 7-8:30 PM.

The show runs through Sept. 24th. This is the working studio of Tom Relth, so to visit at other times call 360-561-4245.

Hope to see you at one or both events!

Tuesday, September 1, 2015