Dear Subscribers,
Greetings!
"Dusk Man" for charity (from the previous newsletter) was sold to generous collector Joe Small. For the 50% donation, Joe chose The Outreach Foundation's COVID-19 emergency fund.
Dusk Man (10x10 oil on linen on aluminum ACM panel, SOLD)
Inspired by this successful sale, I am now collaborating with Gallery 1261 on a larger charity effort. More on that later. First, I have a new painting to show you.
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My reference for the new painting. I took this photo in Seattle years ago, looking down on a wet I-5 from Pine or Boren.
Painting stages.
First, blocking in with a big brush:
Switching to knife and refining placement:
I start on the primary focal vehicle:
Next stage. Developing the truck. More lights. Gradually refining proportions:
Next stage:
Next stage. Exaggerating warmth in the focal area, exaggerating cools everywhere else. Sharpest detail will be restricted to the truck:
Next stage. In the midst of this pandemic and my current state of isolation, I wanted this painting to feel like it was bursting with life...a cornucopia of motion spewing out from under the 1-5 Freeway Park/Convention Center lid. I started to imagine the separate, luscious and intricate storylines of each individual driver and passenger:
And the finished painting below, "Fountain Of Life" (20x16 oil on linen on aluminum ACM panel):
And a little time lapse video showing the painting process:
This painting is for sale as part of the following:
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PANDEMIC CHARITY EVENT
An effort in collaboration with Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado.
All of my paintings that are currently available at Gallery 1261 will be offered at the normal price with a catch: 40% of the sale price will be donated to any charity, relief fund, or good cause of the buyer’s choice. This will be as open and flexible as possible in order to allow the buyer to help those in need on a community/local level, if desired. Gallery 1261 will hold the initial payment (60%) and wait for proof of donation (40%). The 21 paintings below are included in this sale. To view all the available paintings in this sale, please click on the thumbnail collection below. To purchase, please visit the Gallery 1261 website.
And....
The first sale has already happened!:
Behind A Moonlit Corner (12x24 oil on panel, $3600, SOLD)
Collector @medley88 (instagram) donated 40% of the purchase price of Behind A Moonlit Corner to: Refuge (Based in London. To help women and children escape domestic violence. https://www.instagram.com/refugecharity/). Thank you!!
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JUST SOLD:
Poltergeist
Behind A Moonlit Corner
Dusk Man
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Thank you for reading. I have something else to share soon. Until then, Best wishes -David
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