Ambiguation

Disconnection from Form

Focuses on energy instead of form. Dissolving the vessel and melding it with the background, loosing the shape into the void.

Visceralia No.42

Oil on Hardboard Part of the Connective Tissue/Visceralia Series, this nude study of Erika was created at Hipbone Studio. It’s from a 30 minute pose at the end of a three hour session. I do several gestures to warm up and hit my stride in the 30 minuters. Painters talk about …

Study of Alex

Oil on Hardboard A painting from the Wednesday Drop in session at Hipbone Studio. I’m very found of the the model created by Jeff Burke, it’s consistent and I know what to expect, time wise which allows me to plan with my materials. This is a small oil, 6″ x 6″ …

Study of Jes

Oil on Hardboard A gesture study of Jes done at Todd Leninger’s. I like to paint a few quick poses on a canvas or board as a warm up exercise. I wipe them into the surface or just build them up as the session progresses. Jes is a rock climber and …

Visceralia No.70

Oil on Hardboard Here’s an oil sketch from a session with Emily. Runs and drips have been favorites of mine since I saw a painting in the High in Atlanta. The whole thing was done in very thin oil, a joy to view. I love the unpredictability of it all. What’s …

Mannaz

Painted Tape on Masonite Another in the rune series of painted tapes on gessoed masonite, Mannaz features two portraits of Julie, one of Quin, and parts of other models. I really love the breaking of form and the rhythm of these pieces. The two separate portraits of Julie, though not the …

Uraz

Painted Tape on Masonite This is a smaller tape assemblage made from portraits of Mila, Samara and oil sketches from Hipbone Studio. Named for the rune Uraz, meaning strength and health. I see power in this piece, it’s centered around one of the most interesting people I’ve every met, Mila Lupe, …

Dagaz

Painted Tape on Wood Like Raido before it this mixed media assemblage takes it’s name from a rune, Dagaz, meaning day. There are pieces from several portraits in this piece, Zayda, Lauren, Crystal and Kari. I’ve made Zayda the focus, rearranging the strips of tape and breaking the figure. Again the …

Raido

Painted Tape on Wood I left Portland, Oregon earlier this year after an eight year residence. I traveled cross country with Crystal Zingsheim and we stopped in to see my friend Zack in Chattanooga, my home town, on our way to the coast. I was amazed at how much the city …

Ambiguation No.3

Oil on Gessoed Paper I nude oil sketch from the Ambiguation Series. Amanda Scott is an artists model and a fellow painter, I met her in Portland. This is from a Saturday session at Hipbone Studio. I painted this in my transition from pastel nudes to oil. I struggled mightily with …

Portrait of Julie

Oil on Hardboard The second layer of a Dysphagia painting, this portrait of Julie no longer exists in this form. I sold the painting before I had the opportunity to photograph the final. It’s a thirty minute sketch but it captures her essence. I do still have the strips of tape.

Visceralia No.42

Study of Alex

Study of Jes

Visceralia No.70

Mannaz

Uraz

Dagaz

Raido

Ambiguation No.3

Portrait of Julie

Written by Daniel Liam Gill

Daniel Liam Gill is a painter who lives in Portland, Oregon. He is currently working on the series' Objectify and Seeds. Daniel was born in American Falls, Idaho in the fall of 1961. He spent his formative years in the American South working as an illustrator, graphic designer and art director. Daniel taught illustration design at Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia and illustration at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. He co-founded The Illustrators’ Jam with PNCA and Raw Visceralia, an art experience. Daniel studied pastels with Lee Bomhoff , an Atlanta artist. He honed his figure drawing skills in Portland, Oregon, creating hundreds pastel drawings over several years. Daniel graduated to oils in 2006 and started the series, Connective Tissue in 2007.