$1,450.00
b.1959
Lindsay Dawson is an internationally collected and popular award-winning artist that began gallery painting in 1985. His interest and talent in art was recognized very early, and by the time he was fifteen, he had been admitted into an accelerated high school art program. After high school, he was accepted into the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
At Art Center, he developed a great respect for classical drawing and traditional painting. As he studied art history, he was inspired by the great masters of the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, and Joaquin Sorolla. To supplement his formal training at Art Center, he also attended anatomical dissections and anatomy lectures through UCLA extension courses. While staying true to traditional methods of painting in both concept and technique, he realized that his art also needed to be infused with emotion and feelings. It was at this time that he began to push his work towards impressionism and started choosing subject matter that portrayed an idealized life and set of values.
After Art Center, and being from a “practical” family, he went into commercial art, and became a well known artist in the movie and animation industry, working for such clients as NBC, Universal Studios, Marvel Productions, and Filmation Studios. In 1985, he was invited to have a one-man exhibit of his work at the Walt Disney Gallery. The exhibit encouraged him to do more gallery paintings, and he began to phase out some of the commercial work. Within a few short years his style had become mature and distinctive, and he was able to devote himself to gallery painting full-time.
Since 1985, Dawson has had an extensive exhibition history, appeared on national television numerous times, garnered various national and international awards and prizes, and is involved with many of the leading art organizations around the country including Oil Painters of America.
In addition to his individual art collectors, major corporations, including Blue Shield Insurance, Nabisco, Cadbury Schweppes, Pac Bell, Cingular Wireless (now AT&T), and Toyota, have also purchased Dawson’s artwork. Dawson is also the recipient of numerous national and international awards for his work including The California Arts League Best of Show, and The Bemerkenswert Award (meaning distinguished and remarkable), Festival Der Nationen, Austria.
Dawson is married to his beautiful wife, Cathy, and they have two incredible children whom Dawson uses in many of his paintings.
Lindsay Dawson Painting, Oil on Canvas 14 X 11 (Interest categories: Oil on Canvas, Architectural, Front Entrance, Painting, Traditional Paintings, Fine Art, Art Gallery, Lindsay Dawson Artist)
1. Clay – Chavant Le Beau Touche. Get the regular clay, not HM (high melt).
2. Clay warming devices, a metal bucket with a clamp on heat lamp or 100 W bulb works great.
3. Tie wire.
4. Aluminum foil.
5. Scissors.
6. Favorite sculpture tools.
7. Plank of wood (pine) approximately 8″ x 8″ x 2″.
Bring as many planks as you wish…the wood is used as the base for your sculpture.
8. Plumber’s pipe, 1/2″ threaded: Bring several different lengths…up to 10″…not PVC pipe.
Plumber’s pipe T joint.
Plumber’s pipe couplers.
Plumber’s pipe flange.
9. Screws and screwdriver to secure the flange to wood…this may be done before you arrive. (Place flange in the center of plank)
10. Wire cutters
11. Needle nose pliers
12. Rubber mallet.
13. Spatula
14. Measuring devices such as rulers, measuring tape, dividers, and calipers.
15. Because we concentrate on BIRDS IN FLIGHT, live models in the classroom are more distracting than useful. I will demonstrate the technique of constructing a cantilevered bird armature that can be used for many different bird species and will show you how to assemble shapes to capture the “gist” of the specific bird.
16. Bird field guides such as Peterson, Stokes, Golden, or Sibley. Sibley’s Guide to Birds (not Sibley’s Guide to Bird Life and Behavior) is best if bringing only one field guide. This popular book can usually be purchased at any bookstore.
17. Bring your laptop to the class if possible.
18. Bring your sketchbook.
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