Behind The Scenes: Fall '21/Winter '22

12/31/2021 7:49:06 AM by David Tanner
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From a newsletter sent February 22, 2022:

“Portrait Of The Artist At The Easel will be part of my May 2022 exhibition of approximately 25 new paintings. It's the first large-scale self portrait I've painted, measuring 40x30". I worked on it over the course of three months..." Click here to read the entire article.

From a newsletter sent February 2, 2022:

In mid-May, I will have the first major exhibit of new work since 2018. I'm in the midst of creating several new paintings, with a projected twenty-five new pieces going on the market.

An Icepact & Chinese Takeout (#2) is one of the showcase paintings created for the show. For this piece, I worked with a dancer from the Richmond Ballet, who posed a few years ago in a painting with a similar theme and title. The concept has stuck with me, and I decided to revisit the motif. The canvas measures 30x24".

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

From a newsletter sent March 7, 2022:

"Morning In The Garden is one of the paintings created for my upcoming show. It was started from life in July 2021 in a friend's beautiful garden, and later completed in my studio..." Click here to read the entire article.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

From a newsletter sent February 14, 2022:

Lilacs & Golden Apples is another painting I'm putting aside for my show. It measures 20x16". The lovely lilacs were from an artist friend's garden, and I loved how their color complimented the gold in the apples. Click the image, or here, for more info.

From a newsletter sent December 30, 2021:

It's almost the end of the year. I'm probably not alone in doing a little looking back and a little looking forward. For this newsletter, in the latter category, here are two new paintings, part of my upcoming May exhibition. And looking back, here's an older painting now available as a museum-quality print.

El Vaquero Cubano

Oil, 22x28", 2021

El Vaquero Cubano will be one of the highlight paintings of the upcoming show. Vaquero is the Spanish word for "cowboy". I visited a tobacco farm in Cuba in 2017, and this painting was inspired by that visit. Click here to see the painting framed and some high-resolution images.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

Back To The Books

Oil, 12x9" 2021

Here's another one I'm putting aside for the show. The piece was created as an online classroom demo. My Mom came up with the clever title. Check it out framed.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

Rainy Evening In Manhattan

Oil, 22x28" 2020

Newly available as a print!

Rainy Evening In Manhattan was a very popular painting I introduced in early 2020. It sold almost immediately upon being announced. However, it's now available as a museum-quality print.

Click here for the story behind the painting and to order a print.

From a newsletter sent December 20, 2021:

As I've mentioned in recent newsletters, I'm preparing for a show of 20-something new paintings in May. Below is a detail from one of the paintings, A Day Full of Promise. It will be one of the highlight pieces of the exhibit. Click the image to see the entire painting, including how it looks framed.

Detail, A Day Full of Promise

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

Still Life With Bananas & Apple

Oil, 10x8" 2021

Here's another one I'm putting aside for the show. The piece was created as an online classroom demo. Here, in the age of Zoom teaching, my students watched on their screens at home while I painted this demonstration painting in my studio, June 2021. Check it out framed.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

Still Life With Shot Glasses

Oil, 9x12" 2021

Here's another recent demo painting I like enough to put in the upcoming show. Check it out framed.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

From a newsletter sent January 7, 2021:

Joe At The Window

Newly available as a print!

Joe At The Window featured a popular model from many of my paintings. The original is in a private collection. However, it's now available as a high quality print.

Click here to see a high resolution image or to order a print.

Study of Jamar

Newly available as a print!

When I painted Jamar in 2017, he was performing at Richmond Triangle Players. I asked some mutual theatre friends to make an intro on my behalf so I could paint him. What a great face! The original is in a private collection. However, it's now available as a high quality print.

Click here to see a high resolution image or to order a print.

The Accordion Player

Newly available as a print!

The model in The Accordion Player is a talented musician who travelled through Spain and developed an appreciation for the accordion-playing buskers. Upon her return, she discovered an accordion in her grandmother's attic, and taught herself how to play. The original is in a private collection. However, it's now available as a high quality print.

Click here to see a high resolution image or to order a print.

From The Vaults:

A few things from years past

The other day, I came across this photo of a painting in progress from August of 2015. It's neat for me to see an early stage, particularly now that painting exists in my memory as the finished product, of course.

Click here to see what it turned into, along with a description of my process in this early stage.

The Morning Wash

Oil, 30x20", 2011, private collection

Here's a painting of my niece and her little boy, painted in 2011. It was recently shared by BoldBrush on Facebook, where they provided a nice description:

"This sensitive portrayal of a mother and her son is imbued with fresh breezes and the scent of freshly washed laundry. It honors the age old tradition of drying the wash on the line".

Click here for a high-resolution image with detail.

From a newsletter sent November 16, 2021:

In May of next year, I'll have the first major exhibit of new work since 2018. I'm in the midst of creating several new paintings, with a projected twenty-five new pieces going on the market.

Strongman, Oil, 36x24", 2021

Strongman will be one of the highlight pieces of the show. A model I worked with last summer had an amazing handlebar mustache, right out of the turn-of-the-century. Along with his athletic physique, the model's vintage mustache-style inspired me to imagine an historical painting created around 1900.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

The painting in process late last summer, along with a sketch painted from life (top) and a reference photo on my monitor.

The model sitting for a 14x11" head and shoulders study last summer, used as an additional reference for the Strongman painting.

With the painting in my studio, December 7, 2021.

From a newsletter sent January 17, 2022:

Cathedral On A Hazy Afternoon will be available in May as part of my exhibition of approximately 25 new paintings. The piece was begun on location (at the Cathedral Of The Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia) and later finished in my studio.

Let me know if this painting interests you. When it comes on the market, the right of refusal will be given in the order that I receive collector requests.

Check out this video introduction to the painting

From a newsletter sent November 11, 2021:

I received some good news recently. My painting Boy With Mandolin was awarded 2nd Place in the Boldbrush Painting Competition in September. As a reward, I was given a (very small) cash prize, but more importantly my work will be the focus of an upcoming online article in Informed Collector. I'll share it once it's published.

Boy With Mandolin, Oil, 30x15" 2014

Although Boy With Mandolin is no longer available, you can purchase a museum-quality printed reproduction. Available on a variety of surfaces and shipped directly to your door, framed or unframed.

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More paintings with musicians that are available as prints:

Brandon & His Saxophone, Oil, 20x16" 2015

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The Guitar Player, Oil, 20x20" 2013

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Fiddler On The Balcony, Oil, 38x26" 2021

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Musicians In a Havana Nightclub, Oil, 14x18", 2011

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From a newsletter sent October 11, 2021:

I recently said goodbye to Construction In The Alley, Mid-Summer. It found a home with some nice local collectors who felt it really captured the summertime atmosphere of our city neighborhoods here in Richmond, Virginia.

Construction In The Alley, Mid-Summer Oil, 22x28" 2018

More Info/Purchase A Print

Although this painting is no longer available, you can purchase a museum-quality printed reproduction. Available on a variety of surfaces and shipped directly to your door, framed or unframed.

More scenes from my lovely hometown that are available as prints: