Selling Art That Simply Will Not Sell Itself
Posted in Creativity, Design on Nov 16th, 2009
Rolling Art! I’m writing today from my “Is this cool or what?” department. After more than 50 years, Mercedes-Benz will once again produce a gullwing sports car. Have a look: Nice, yes? Their mid-1950s 300 SL is counted among the world’s most highly-rated and sought-after automobiles, even being voted “Sports Car of the Century” in [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on May 4th, 2009
When it comes to creating art, I’m managing to stay productive. I completed MAPLE TWIST this past weekend and couldn’t wait to plug it into the blog. Once again, I worked extensively with various grayscale versions of this piece throughout its creation, and I have included the final grayscale for you here. When working with [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on Jan 27th, 2009
I must be in my RED period; I couldn’t get enough red when working on these two ethereal pieces. That, and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. For all you lovers. Hmmm. Is framed art more impressive than a card? Oh my yes! It’s fun to be up to your elbows in the art, [...]
Posted in Creativity, Finishing Recommendations on Sep 21st, 2008
Artists are a lost bunch. All of us. We’re always pushing the envelope, burning the midnight oil, biting off more than we can chew and forging trails where there aren’t any. I may look like I know exactly what I’m doing, but I can assure you I’m lost half the time. It’s my job, because [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on Sep 14th, 2008
I generally keep my work color-neutral until the final stages, preferring to concentrate on concept, composition, design, and focal point before developing a color palette. This insures that the work has a solid tonal foundation which isn’t lost when color is applied. Simply stated, tonal harmony is “a pleasing pattern in the balance between light [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity on Sep 5th, 2008
Titles are not just a way to catalog art, but an important signpost which connects artists to their audience. Thoughtful naming allows/suggests a path for viewers to more fully experience the art’s meaning and it’s overall effect. For me, naming a new piece of art can sometimes take longer than creating it in the first [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on Aug 17th, 2008
Design is my passion. When creating art, I see and feel design long before color, texture or even representative objects are a consideration. I spend inordinate amounts of time working out rhythm, harmony, contrast, tension and balance for each of my fine art compositions. MAGELLAN is the name of this black & white creation. I [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Creativity, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on Aug 9th, 2008
For all its flighty, swirly motion, I am pleased with the final weight and balance of MEDUSA TOO. Created with a Wacom graphics tablet almost entirely in Corel Painter, I find there is something elephantine and calming about this otherwise chaotic composition. During it’s creation, I was searching for a way to tame near-pandemonium and [...]
Posted in Creativity, Technique on Aug 3rd, 2008
“How do you do that?” Artists hear that question a lot. But the answers are nearly always unsatisfying, aren’t they? Here’s why: Because more often than not, the underlying question is “How can I do that?” The answer always involves life experiences, education, mentors, motivations, locations, successes, failures, tools and mysterious mental wranglings that are [...]
Posted in Art Descriptions, Artifacts, Creativity, Original Dan Turner Art on Jul 26th, 2008
What sort of art do you produce when you are free to produce anything you want? That question might be complicated for two reasons: Do you know what you want? Do you have the skills to produce your art in a way that does justice to your vision? For me, those questions were answered with [...]