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elaria’s Mandala

Elaria's Mandala, Acrylic on Wood, 48" x 48"

Acrylic on Wood

I started a man­dala series last week with Lilith Marie’s and con­tinue this week with the bal­let dancer, elaria. I very much enjoyed col­lab­o­rat­ing with her on this series of prints. This is elaria’s man­dala in it’s straight mono­print stage. There’s no emb­lish­ment here save for her impres­sion in the acrylic paint. She made the ini­tial marks in the cen­ter by spin­ning around on her hip.

I’ll pub­lish a process post on this piece in the next week so stay tuned.

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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.

 

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