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Friday in the Studio with Kara

Fascia No.13, Oil on Canvas, by Daniel Liam Gill

Por­trait of Kara

Hip study with Kara as the sub­ject. Work­ing with Kara in the stu­dio this after­noon. She’s a mod­ern dance artist with unbe­liev­able grace. We talked about ghosts of Port­land and the old south, espe­cially Savannah. 

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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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