http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/doan-art.html?tab=blog DoAn Art - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/A5252-8729-Logo1.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/doan-art.html?tab=blog Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:20:52 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/vermont-studio-center-residency.html I have been accepted into the Vermont Studio Center for a four week residency starting in November! The Vermont Studio Center hosts 50 artists and writers who participate each month in 4 to 12 week independent studio Residencies. VSC Residents rep... Sat, 17 May 2008 06:20:54 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/environmentally-conscious-art-derwent.html In the continuing examination of the products I use to create my art, I am pleased to announce that Derwent is a company whose products I will continue to use. Derwent produces a large array of artist pencils and related products. Aside from the usua... Sat, 17 May 2008 06:20:30 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/environmental-consciousness-winsor-and-newton.html Winsor amp Newton produces the tube watercolors, brushes, and watercolor mediums that I use. I am happy to report that I will continue to be using their products, as they have very strong environmental policies in place. Here is what I found on their... Sat, 10 May 2008 10:23:16 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/the-finished-piece-the-goose.html The Goose is a continuation of a unofficial series that I started with the Fox paintings I completed at the end of last year. I had thought it would be interesting to do a painting representing the animals that have served as guides and symbols for m... Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:31 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/stages-of-creation-part-4.html Step 4: The Creation Stage I have done the research, come up with the image, mediated, and completed the drawing, and planning. Now I am ready to really bring the painting to life. This process is the least complicated, but often the most demandin... Sun, 04 May 2008 22:30:25 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/stages-of-creation-part-3.html Step 3: Cultivation Stage Now that I have the idea or concept and a composition is drafted, I can explore color! Color is a very important factor to my paintings. It is probably the main thread that connects all my varied styles of art. I am drawn... Fri, 02 May 2008 08:52:00 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/stages-of-creation-part-2.html Step 2: Growing Stage After the idea or inspiration for a painting begins to take more solid form and substance in my mind, I can begin sketching and working out the composition. Here the previous research and meditation have its greatest influenc... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:35:03 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/stages-of-creation-part-1.html There is much that happens before a painting is completed, posted on my blog and loaded to my website, or various print-on-demand sites. I thought it would be helpful to my clients, those interested in my work, and to other artists to share my creati... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:51:08 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/socially-responsible-art-products.html As part of my on going exploration of earth friendly art materials, I looked into Golden Artist Colors. I use Golden products for my acrylic paintings, including paints and mediums, as well as for varnishing all my pieces. I like the quality and cons... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00:24 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/so-what-kind-of-art-is-it-going-to-be.html Many of my collectors have come to appreciate my work through the abstracts I have been working on for the last few years. I also have a base of clients who have long enjoyed the representational work I do and at the same time there are others who re... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:27:39 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/boann-transformation-of-a-goddess.html My latest piece titled Boann: transformation of a Goddess is completed. It was part of a commission that began almost a year ago. The process of completing the work was rather demanding but ultimately inspiring. The research, meditation, and painting... Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:32:26 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/beag-in-print.html Beag: the keeper of the well of wisdom is published! Emerging Visions, an e-zine for visionary art, edited by Laurie Corzett, has posted its LeapDay Issue on the theme of ImagiNation, (http://emergingvisions.blogspot.com/) and I am happy to announ... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:03:10 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/print-on-demand-now-available.html I now have selected pieces available as giclees and fine art prints by Print on Demand at http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/doan-art.html. Please visit regularly as new images will be added as they become available. You can also get the prints matt... Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:36:57 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/the-transformation-begins.html Back in 2007 I completed my first watercolor painting on watercolor canvas, which was entitled Boann: Goddess of the River. All during work on this piece, I experienced fluctuating emotions, which were sometimes very powerful and often unsettling.... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:18:54 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/mission-for-2008.html While doing research for my next paintings I couldn't help but begin to think differently about how I related to nature and the natural world. Connecting this with all the information about global warming, carbon footprinting, pollution and mass exti...