
Dan has had three paintings shortlisted for this years Cork Street Open, at the Gallery 27-28 Cork Street, London. All three paintings are shown below, one of which, Sunflower #2 on the left is being exhibited alongside more than 200 others in the show, chosen from over 2000 entries. The Exhibition runs until Friday August 12th.
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These latest paintings focus on the beauty of things "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". In decay, nature is more evocative than when in full bloom as it suggests transience, a change from one state to another. These paintings aim to show that even in the moment of decay, when normally what was once beautiful would be discarded, there is a beauty, albeit of a different kind.
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The daffodils in the paintings above are all painted on small wooden panels, that have been prepared with a gesso base in the traditional manner.
New paintings have been added to the Military pages of the site. Here are a selection:
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