3/4/2023 9:02:08 AM

August Paintings 2022

August Paintings

A Dialog of Watching - Oil on Linen, 36"x24"

I hope you had a good summer. The weather was inviting for painting outdoors but my studio paintings demanded finishing. Also, I have completed all the preparation for my new students and classes for Fall/Winter semester. It will be a big change to go from three months of silence to three hours of speaking and demonstrating painting techniques.

Daria - Oil on canvas, 24"x18"

My models are in short supply these days and I have to resort to photos that my friend sends me from Europe. He has modeling agency there and provides me specific models, poses and direction of the light on large digital files. Technology meets archaic methods of painting.

The most challenging portraits are those where model is positioned between the light source and observational point. All the facial features are soft and the figure glows against the back light. These unusual light situations in many ways reduce "personal" element of representation and elevate the portrait to some universal meanings. A painting is more than the sum of all elements.

Wild Flowers - Oil on canvas, 36"x24"

Cup of Cherries - Oil, 11"x14"

Pot, Basket and Apples- Oil, 16"x24"

My trusty still life paintings "cook" on my side easels. These objects are less attractive than European girls, but these little studies pay all Studio bills.

I am looking forward to see those of you who paint in my classes and to hear from my collectors with the photos of my paintings in their homes and offices. More of my Studio paintings could be found at my web page. Feel free to share this short note with the friends and relatives who appreciate oil painting.

All the best.

Dan Petrov

www.danpetrovart.com

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August Paintings 2022

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