Selling Art That Simply Will Not Sell Itself
Posted in Art Descriptions, Original Dan Turner Art on Mar 19th, 2011
Although there are literally thousands of images of this architectural icon, the Sydney Opera House ultimately proved irresistible — I had to create my own! The finished piece evolved from multiple layers of fractals and color, all sandwiched together digitally to form the finished work you see here. I am forever trying to convey how [...]
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 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. [...]