Visceralia No.2

Oil on Hardboard

This is a painting of my friend Badger, she’s one of the best models I’ve ever worked with. She has violent nature under a quiet exterior. This piece was created at the end of a three hour session in my old living room in Portland. Badger was sitting on the window box, it was summer and my grass was far too high.

From the Visceralia Series

Accepted — Naked Show

Portrait of Badger Two pieces have been accepted to the Naked Show at the Sixth Street Gallery in Vancouver, Washington. The show reception is November 7, 5:00 – 9:00 pm. and run through the month of November.

Mannaz

Painted Tape on Masonite Another in the rune series of painted tapes on gessoed masonite, Mannaz features two portraits of Julie, one of Quin, and parts of other models. I really love the breaking of form and the rhythm of these pieces. The two separate portraits of Julie, though not the …

Uraz

Painted Tape on Masonite This is a smaller tape assemblage made from portraits of Mila, Samara and oil sketches from Hipbone Studio. Named for the rune Uraz, meaning strength and health. I see power in this piece, it’s centered around one of the most interesting people I’ve every met, Mila Lupe, …

Dagaz

Painted Tape on Wood Like Raido before it this mixed media assemblage takes it’s name from a rune, Dagaz, meaning day. There are pieces from several portraits in this piece, Zayda, Lauren, Crystal and Kari. I’ve made Zayda the focus, rearranging the strips of tape and breaking the figure. Again the …

Raido

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 …

Study of Jes

Oil on Hardboard A gesture study of Jes done at Todd Leninger’s. I like to paint a few quick poses on a canvas or board as a warm up exercise. I wipe them into the surface or just build them up as the session progresses. Jes is a rock climber and …

Portrait of Julie

Oil on Hardboard The second layer of a Dysphagia painting, this portrait of Julie no longer exists in this form. I sold the painting before I had the opportunity to photograph the final. It’s a thirty minute sketch but it captures her essence. I do still have the strips of tape.

Dysphagia

Breaking the Connection Separating of the viewer from the subject, creating a wall juxtaposing the natural flow of the body with the cold calculation of the grid.

Ephemeralia

Mirror, Mirror Disturbing the picture plane by having the model take a position, then mirror that same pose. Building a Rorschach test.

Fascia

Tres Överkroppar A triptych portrait series using a gridding system and three views on a common plane. An exercise in alienation.

Accepted — Naked Show

Mannaz

Uraz

Dagaz

Raido

Study of Jes

Portrait of Julie

Dysphagia

Ephemeralia

Fascia

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.

Visceralia No.2

Oil on Hardboard

Written by Daniel Liam Gill

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