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Maps

Black Llotus, Oil and Acrylic on Hardboard, 24" x 49"

Stud­ies of Human Form

Using the model’s phys­i­cal body as the method of apply­ing paint to the sur­face. Her energy and her real, tan­gi­ble form are embed­ded into the painting.

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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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  1. Dana’s Mandala (in progress) | Daniel Liam Gill

    […] was my first model in the Maps series. She worked with me on Paean Ves­sel and Paean Ves­sel No.2. This is an in progress […]

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