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Sister Thyme

Sister Thyme, Acrylic, Oil and 
Colored Pencil on Masonite, 24”x 25”

Acrylic, Oil and 
Col­ored Pen­cil on Masonite, 24”x 25”

Col­lec­tion of Sis­ter Thyme
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I have had the plea­sure of work­ing with a model/​writer/​photographer/​artist here in Port­land. Her name is Sis­ter Thyme. One look at her face and I could tell she had an old soul. This is the first paint­ing in the series and the most dynamic. The cacti are from my mem­o­ries of New Mexico, where Sis­ter Thyme fell under it’s spell as well.

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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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