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Decalcomania Update
17 Dec 2020

Decalcomania Update

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Painting | 10

According to the Museum of Modern Art, decalcomania has its origins in the 18th century but would later be popularized by surrealists like Max Ernst and Oscar Dominguez. I think the origins go back much further perhaps as early as … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory #artinstruction, #landscapepainting, decalcomania
In an Abstract Harbor
3 Dec 2020

In an Abstract Harbor

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 4

Even before Ulysses ports were starting points for adventure and welcoming sites of homecoming. They have been the nexus of cultures. New ideas arrive as others are exported. Life is sustained and enriched as trade passes through them. Inevitably, they … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory, #artinstruction, #composition, #shipsinharbor
Naturally Abstract
10 Nov 2020

Naturally Abstract

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 16

We have a preference for certain aesthetic patterns. In decorations we enjoy symmetry because regular repeated patterns do not distract us with irregular interruptions in the pattern. The reverse is true for paintings or sculpture. In a painting or sculpture … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory #paintingwater, #artinstruction, #leavesinwater, #oilpainting, #waterscape
To Abstraction and Back
17 Aug 2020

To Abstraction and Back

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 20

Monet’s late water lily paintings demonstrated nature’s capacity to inspire abstraction for later 20th century abstract painters.  While Cezanne complimented Monet for his color harmonies he bemoaned his lack of formal structure. Monet did use classic serpentine designs but, he … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory, #arthistory #paintingwater, #artinstruction, #waterreflections
Fractured Light Effects
10 Aug 2020

Fractured Light Effects

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 12

In the multi millennial pursuit of representing our world in 2 dimensions we have devised mathematical formulas like Euclid’s theorems on perspective and Brunelleschi’s demonstrations of linear perspective. We have used mirrors, viewing windows subdivided with a cross grid of … Continued

#abstraction, #arthistory, #artinstruction, #fineartpainting, #oilpainting, #waterreflections
Abstractions in Natural Patterns
23 Jul 2020

Abstractions in Natural Patterns

by David | posted in: Blog, Classes, Composition, Painting | 9

In the late 18th century John Robert Cozens discovered he could make abstract patterns that could be perceived as landscapes. His insight was a hundred years premature. By the late 19th century Impressionists were already departing from their original agenda … Continued

#abstraction, #abstractpainting, #arthistory, #arthistory #paintingwater, #waterscape

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Filtered Sunlight, oil painting 24x24 inches 61x61
Filtered Sunlight, oil painting 24x24 inches 61x61cm. Join me for online demonstrations and classes for 3 Tuesdays in June. Register at daviddunlop.com.  se 35 new paintings at Susan Powell Fine Art in Madison CT  or online at susanpowellfineart.com #waterlilies #pondlife #sunlit #sunspots #contemporarylandscapepainting #colorharmony #cuadro #quadro #peintureabstraite #peinturealhuile #huile #olio #oleo #pinturaaloleo #pitturaadolio #ölgemälde #gemälde #bild #abstract_art #hiddenplaces #shadowandlight #intheshadows #naturepainting #blue #blueandyellow #bleu #solitude #azzurro #azul #estanque

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Join David this Saturday for his new Live Online Painting Workshop - Landscapes of Spring (Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1:00pm EDT). David also invites you to an Opening Reception this Friday from 5-8pm at Susan Powell Fine Art for his new painting Exhibition - LUMINOUS ATMOSPHERES. The exhibition will be open from May 19 to June 17 (Susan Powell Fine Art | 679 Boston Post Road |Madison, CT | 203-318-0616).
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