Selling Art That Simply Will Not Sell Itself
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, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Sedona, Technique on Feb 4th, 2009
I plucked this beautiful sprig of leaves from a bush in my backyard. I wish I could tell you the name of the plant. However, when inspiration strikes I am only concerned with making art. From a botany point of view, I only know it’s hearty enough to withstand winter nights in Sedona. I brought [...]
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 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, 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, Finishing Recommendations, Original Dan Turner Art, Technique on Jul 21st, 2008
Today I feature one of my latest works, called Ripple. My intent was to create a strong image that was bold, clean and sassy. I’ve used a very limited color pallet on this one, mostly blues, but a full tonal range from stark white to deep black. I’m happy with how it seems to move. [...]