New Work – ‘Alone, Not Lonely’
In my new collection ‘Alone, Not Lonely’ I have created scenes of isolated figures straddling their own balance of where they are and where they might rather be. I spend a lot of time alone. I work alone, I paint alone and my wife’s job takes her away from home a few days a week. […]
Coffee with Dino – Christine Johnson
Coffee with Christine Johnson. Have you ever had a moment where you spend a little time with someone and quickly feel that they could easily be one of your best friends? That was my experience with Christine. Her persona is so comforting, casual, honest and fun. These personality traits show in her photographic work. Christine […]
Coffee with Dino – Tony Auston
Coffee with Tony Auston. Recently an old friend, and someone I admire, was in town and of course we made time for a cup of coffee and a visit. Tony and I first met many, many years ago in graphic design school at Chico State. We spent more hours than I can recall together in […]
Coffee with Dino – Jon Arvizu
Coffee with Jon Arvizu. Yes, we had lots of coffee. If Arvizu has meaning in some archaic language it would probably translate to Innovative Craftsman. There is nothing unlikeable about this fellow. Jon has this calm demeanor about him, a quiet keen sense of humor that comes out in his work and humility for his […]
Dress Accordingly – Art Series
After generating nearly 100 sketches for my 2015 collection it was time to actually create pieces of art. So the experiment was on. Yes the experiment, each piece is created using a variety of techniques including turning the sketches into a dozens of prints for each color then melting the ink and transfer to different […]
Circles, Dots and Triangles… DotPods
I love to take simple graphic shapes to create a picture that takes on a new visual composition. This series of floral arrangements I call DotPods uses a combination of circles, dots and triangles as the basis of the drawing. Then using my technique of chemical washes, prints and pastels on water color paper this […]