D Glenn Peterson / A.K.A. Dave Peterson
About the artist.
D Glenn Peterson /
A.K.A. Dave Peterson
My art career
has been both a vocation and avocation spanning over 30 years. Though I attended the Art Center
College, Pasadena Ca. in 1965 and have taken later courses
most of my training has been by doing ... trial and error.
From 1972
until 1981 my primary work was as a potter showing through art
galleries, retail stores and art fairs. In 1981 I had to
discontinue doing pottery because of overexposure to oxides and a
near chemical poisoning. (In the early days few if any of us knew
that we shouldn't be stirring glazes with bare hands.) Prior to
1981 and after, until about 1987, I pursued wildlife and western
art in both painting and wood sculpture. About 1988 my work took
an about face with the production of only abstract color and
texture studies. Most of these were on a larger scale of 2X3 feet
or more. I also worked with various methods of silk screening
images. Recent years have turned again in a way that pulls both
the detail and the abstract or impressionistic together. I have
found satisfaction in combining realism with what I have learned
about visuals, texture and color.
Probably
the statement I hear most often is that it seems as if my
paintings are by a number of artists. I think the reason for this
is because my interests change quite often as far as subject
matter and technique. At times I might find inspiration in the
detailed reflections of water or a conglomeration of tree
branches while another day I smear paint every which way just to
see what it looks like. Possibly it is also because I have spent
many years in art and as a result have "played" with
different styles, materials and methods as I search for ways to
develop my art and myself.
When I
compose a painting my approach is to follow any process to
achieve the end result and at times, as with pottery, I do not
know in advance what that result will be. I paint from dark to
light, light to dark and sometimes from mid tones to light or
dark. I use black. I have painted oil over watercolor and
watercolor over oil. A few times I even mix the two and apply it
to canvas just to see what happens. One of my favorite methods of
painting is to use colored inks for some effects either pure or
as a wash. I use a computer for some graphic effects prior to
printing a reproduction and often a camera to capture a
scene. A lot of my painting is done with art brushes but
often I use a house painters brush or a piece of material like a
sponge. Sometimes I use my fingers. I mix my painting techniques
and may dab, daub, wash, scrumble, rub, brush stroke or ?
Thankfully
we are in a time when artists have tools available to them that
the masters throughout
history would envy. A full composite of my work utilizes
traditional and new methods in a way that a finished piece is
dependent on all phases from the brush to the computer to the
printer. Often, as various steps are accomplished, I will go back
to the original piece and adjust it to reflect what has been
achieved since it was first considered as finished. At times there may
not be an actual “original” in the sense of one
specific or completed piece.
A theme that runs through much of my work is to display subject
matter that may not be possible to find in the future. Many
landscape scenes are not from a wilderness but are located very
close to areas under commercial development. They are here today
but tomorrow may be replaced by a Wal-Mart or a road leading to
it. Often the rural scenes I choose are in a similar vain
including abandoned farms and buildings.
I also like to use things close to me as subjects. Many of the flowers are from my yard and still life's from objects in my house. I have used my dog for a model. Trees or skylines might be within blocks of my home and sometimes I'm lucky enough to be looking out my patio door and spot hot air balloons overhead or capture an especially colorful sunset.
I enjoy
trying new things with my art. Click
to find out what some of that is.
To learn a little on
how masters (originals) are painted click.
Since 1995 my primary method of showing and selling my artwork
has been through the internet, art agents and a few select
gallery locations.
I was born 7/8/46, Vermillion, South Dakota and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I lived and worked at times in various locations including Pismo Beach, Ca.
, Chicago, IL. and Florence/ Eugene, Oregon. My currently home is Sioux Falls.[Prices] [Purchasing]
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