Abraham Lincoln

 

Abraham Lincoln

Bisque Fired Clay

Approx. 15" H x 9" W

This is a sculpture that I hope to use for future castings.  If interested in this original clay piece or its subsequent castings, please feel free to contact me anytime!

Art Walk - Gate City Fine Arts Gallery

I was honored to have Gate City Fine Arts Gallery contact me about being the featured artist for the Art Walk in Old Town tonight.  Hope to see you there!

Updated Schedule for Portrait Drawing Class

Just wanted to let everyone know the starting date for the portrait drawing class has been changed to next Wednesday, October 10th.  Hope to see you then!

Art Classes - Introduction to Portrait Drawing

This past summer I lost a good friend when Maxine Cushman, owner of Cushman's Art Supply in Pocatello, suddenly passed away.  I always felt like I was more than just another customer to her, and yet I know there are others who felt the same way.  There were many times when she had tears in her eyes as she expressed her honest desires to support the local artists.

I was recently approached by Cushman's about putting together some art lessons and am thrilled to feel like part of the Cushman's Team.  This will be a learning experience for all of us as we learn through what I'm sure will be a fair amount of trial and error.  Once again, I owe Cushman's for investing their faith in my yet to develop abillities.

This first class is intended to invite all aspiring artists; but is particularly intended to prepare those who may have an interest in portraiture to learn some of the basic skills necessary for working in other mediums such as oil paint and pastel.  As one of my professors used to say, "If you can learn to draw, you can learn to paint".

Pear Study

Pear Study

5x5

Oil on Canvas

Available for purchase here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dan-Lewis-Art-Framed-Original-Daily-Oil-Painting-a-Day-Pear-Fruit-Still-Life-/160861138749?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item2574122f3d

Living Waters (Greenware)

This was another experiment in my first clay class from last spring.

Duck Pot

Duck Pot (Greenware)

Approx. 10x6 in.

As part of my secondary art education program, I needed to go back and take some ceramic classes.  I'm learning the basics of ceramics and have had fun experimenting a bit.  This is my first attempt at a pinch pot and decided to try incorporating some Minnesota themed relief sculpture around it,.  I'm really excited to move beyond pottery and learn more about the sculptural processes of working with clay.  This pot will eventually be fired and glazed for a grade.

Hidden in the Light

Hidden in the Light

22x28

Oil on canvas

This is a painting that I started several years ago and just finished up last week for the Sears Dixie Invitational held in St. George.  Although I haven't done much in the way of wildlife paintings over the past twenty years, it is an area where my first interests in art were developed as a kid.  I still really enjoy wildlife subjects.

Pocatello Children's Clinic/Idaho Symbol Paintings and Tree Murals

These are a few paintings that I had the opportunity to do for the new Pocatello Children's Clinic.  The monocramatic Idaho symbol paintings are each 30x30 and are done with acrylic on canvas.  (My first attempt with acrylics).  The tree murals were a big experiment for me.  They were done in latex. 

We sure are grateful to our doctors and nurses.  They have been a huge blessing for our family over the years.  Thank you Dr. Murdoch, Dr. Perry, Abby, and even several who are not actually our own doctors, such as Dr. MacInterff.  You've all consistently gone well above and beyond your call of duty in demonstrating the value of bedside manner in medicine.  We love, respect, and appriciate each of you!

Our Son, Our Savior (We Heard Him Pray)