Spring Blossom, 2017 by Dale Key

Features

ARTIST NOTES: Using a tapping technique to splatter the paint onto the paper requires a great deal of skill and concentration. The right amount of paint in the right place creates a beautiful blossoming tree then the branches and trunk are added in by brush.

I tried this technique a few more times after I completed this picture with no success, just a mess.

I may have another try, or not.

DIMENSIONS (Height - 78.00 cm X Width - 96.00 cm )
MEDIUM ON BASE Watercolour on Paper
GENRE Impressionist
REGISTERED NRN # 000-40190-0134-01
COPYRIGHT © Dale Key
PRIZES AND AWARDS No Awards
STATUS
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Artist: Dale Key



ARTIST BIO

50 Word BIO
Australian artist Dale Key uses contemporary painting techniques to inspire a dialogue about the ‘Joy of the Moment’ drawing inspiration from the natural world and interweaving the physical, emotional and psychological into a visual feast for the viewer.
 
100 Word BIO
Australian artist Dale Key uses contemporary painting techniques to inspire a dialogue about the ‘Joy of the Moment’ drawing inspiration from the natural world and interweaving the physical, emotional and psychological into a visual feast for the viewer.
• Joy of the Moment may burst onto the canvas as an explosion of abstract colour or be as gentle as a water-coloured daffodil leaning in the breeze.
• Creative stories are expressed through competing perspectives of colour, brush stroke and composition while connecting the audience with a core focus of feeling.
 
200 Word BIO
Australian artist Dale Key uses contemporary painting techniques to inspire a dialogue about the ‘Joy of the Moment’ drawing inspiration from the natural world and interweaving the physical, emotional and psychological into a visual feast for the viewer.
• Joy of the Moment may burst onto the canvas as an explosion of abstract colour or be as gentle as a water-coloured daffodil leaning in the breeze. With different pieces you feel serenity and calmness but with others a depth of experience, be it opulence, consumption, crowding or joy.
• Creative Stories are expressed through competing perspectives of colour, brush stroke and composition while connecting the audience with a core focus of feeling. Some stories are evident in Dale’s work while others require the viewer to reflect a little deeper and personalize their experience.
His works are varied, from large abstract pieces through to delicate portraiture and expressive animal work for loving pet owners. Like Dale’s life experiences his works are never dull and he is always searching for that little spark that can create an explosion of joy for the viewer or can provide an insight into overlooked possibilities.

Curriculum Vitae

Dale Anthony Key

Born 1962, Melbourne, Australia

Artist majored in painting

Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Curtin University in Western Australia

Trained with Anna Mason an internationally renowned and awarded botanical artist and author of ‘Watercolours with Wow’

Inspired by Jackson Pollock, Paul Cezanne, Brett Whitely, Sidney Nolan and Peter Paul Rubens

Solo exhibitions 2018:

Bunjil Place Library ‘Rhythmic Impressions of Nature’

Joint exhibitions 2018:

Bayside Art show, Sandringham Yacht Club

Portland Art show, Portland Victoria

Competitions entered since 2017:

Art Laguna, Italy

Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Doug Moran National Portrait Prize