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- Don Gray
- I must like extremes. Having painted many murals that cover the sides of large buildings, now I find myself doing daily paintings that fit in the palm of a hand. Truth is, large or small, I don't care. With a brush in my hand and something to paint on, I'm happy. I've drawn and painted nearly all my life. Earliest inspirations came from the landscape of my childhood in rural Oregon. I lived many years in the Pacific Northwest, later spent five years in Arizona and seven in California. Recently my wife Brenda and I have returned to the Oregon valley where we used to live. I've always felt nurtured and sustained by my relationship with the land and the light of the West. My paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States. I've also taught, painted numerous indoor and outdoor murals and illustrated over twenty books.
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2 comments:
Hi Don: Your work is amazing. I read on one of the other comments that you said "I still feel like I'm learning all the time. These little dailies are teaching me so much about handling oil... It's a joy, not a chore."
Any plans for what you'll paint next - beyond the dailies - with what you're learning?
I was also wondering if prints (small or large) might be available sometime in the future for those of us who missed getting the original of one of our favorites?
Enjoy the Santa Anas,
Mark
Mark--thanks for the nice comments. Yes, even this old dog feels like he's still learning. The great thing about daily painting is it forces you to just "dive in" and work without overanalyzing--an excellent way to overcome so-called
"artist's block." You don't have time to sit around waiting for inspiration, and that's a good thing. The old adage that success is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration sure holds true in artmaking.
Anyone who's been painting for awhile knows this but it's easy to forget. The dailies help me remember and apply the lessons to my larger paintings. I also feel I'm gaining more fluency and a bit more painterly style in oil, which I hope will carry over into the other work.
Yes I do plan to offer prints before long. I'll be switching over to a new site design soon and will make prints available then, so stay tuned.
Thanks,
don
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