Raido

Raido, 24" x 48",  Painted tape on Wood, by Daniel Liam Gill

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 had changed in the twenty odd years that I’d been away. Six months passed and I found myself back in town for a visit. I met Zack’s good friend Jas Milam and she invited me to sit in on one of her art ther­apy ses­sions. We chose a rune from those face down on the table before us. I picked the “R” shaped rune, Raido, mean­ing jour­ney, union or reunion. I saw this as a sign and now I’m back in Chat­tanooga in the Riv­oli Art Mill next to Jas.

As I men­tioned in an ear­lier post, I’ve been sav­ing the tapes from my Dys­pha­gia Series, the strips that I use to paint one work on top of another. I’ve assem­bled them into this com­po­si­tion “Raido” rep­re­sent­ing my jour­ney from Illus­tra­tor to Painter.

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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. […] Raido before it this mixed media assem­blage takes it’s name from a rune, Dagaz, mean­ing day. There […]

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