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Paintings and Prints at O’Malley’s

Daniel — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:22:26 +0000

Scot Smith asked me to show at his place, O’Malley’s in SE Portland. I have a selection of limited edition prints on masonite as well as original oils on view throughout the month of May.

Thanks Scot!

O’Malley’s Saloon & Grill
6535 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206–4661
(503) 777‑0495 ‎

Teaching Aids

Daniel — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:46:44 +0000

I’m teaching a class in Pastels at Hipbone Studio this month. Ariel will be my model, she dropped by the studio yesterday to help me make a few teaching aids. Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn in the class. Thanks Ariel for your help.

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Deer Island and Sister Thyme

Daniel — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:15:05 +0000

I spent Thursday and Friday at Dee Vadnais’ house in Deer Island with Quin Sweetman, Erik Sandgren, Gretchen Vadnais and Kathryn Cotnoir drawing one of my favorite models, Samantha Beasley. There was snow on the ground, wonderful food and excellent company. Thanks to everyone and special thanks to Dee for getting this together and to Samantha for her inspiring work. Check out her blog and her profile on MM.

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Three Pastel Study

Daniel — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:49:09 +0000

I’ve refreshed my technique with pastels in preparation for my upcoming workshop. Last night was the last 3 hour session in the long-term series for February at Hipbone Studio.
Last week I did a straight portrait of Ariel from the shadow side of the pose. I composed the piece with a raw sienna pastel straight on to the page. I kept the palette simple, 5–6 colors and on the cool side for the shadows.

This week I worked with the same Stonehenge paper and the same Nupastel, but laid in a rich, warm tone before I started my drawing. This does a number of things, it creates and instant midtone, gives the piece an overall consistent light color and makes mistakes easier to smudge away. The last art has a much warmer tone, better color and a tighter, more finished look. I’ve included a couple of steps here, just for fun. Compare this drawing to last week’s.

Thanks to Ariel for the inspiration.

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Weekly Open Figure Drawing

Daniel — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:08:39 +0000

The figure drawing sessions have moved from the Rivoli Art Mill to–

Townsend Atelier
201 West Main St.
Suite 107
Chattanooga, TN 37408

Click for Google Map

Sundays 2–5 pm and Thursday 6:00–9:00 pm
Cost: $15.00 for a single session. $40.00 for a block of 4 sessions.
$10.00 per session for students.

If you’re coming here from the September 16th issue of The Chattanooga Pulse, note the change of venue. We are no longer at the Rivoli!

Monday at Speakeasy

Daniel — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:12:03 +0000

Speakeasy is an open mic improv hosted by Christian Collier at the Mudpie in Chattanooga. Christian asked me to be the artist guest last evening so I took my Nupastels and tore up some Stonehenge paper and sketched four of the performers. I sold two and have these left of Brandi and Jodi. Charles Niznik Clendenin supplied me with coffee and company and Thompson Galetovic made us some fantastic Nutella Crepes. Yum!

Open Figure Drawing Session

Daniel — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:43:59 +0000

Open Figure Drawing Session at the Rivoli Art Mill

Join the artists at the Rivoli Art Mill on Sunday afternoons from 2pm-5pm for an Open, Uninstructed Figure Drawing Session.

Live model will be posing in 15 one minute gestures, 3 five minute sketches and 1 fifteen minute pose. 3 thirty minute poses will follow with breaks in between for the model.

Cost: $10.00 per person.
Sunday Afternoons: 2pm-5pm Ongoing
The Rivoli Art Mill 2301 East 28th St.
Chattanooga,Tennessee 37407
Please provide your own materials and easel. The space can hold 10–12 people comfortably. Please arrive 15–20 minutes early to reserve your spot.

For questions
contact  Daniel Liam Gill
423 653‑6565