Some Illustrations
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Saturday, November 25, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
About Me
- Name: Dawn Tappen
I have always been fascinated with nature. Taking adventures into the woods, turning over stones and collecting the creatures that were underneath are some of my first memories as a child. I picked up and analyzed everything. The endless shapes and sizes never ceased to amaze me, but it was the color, the endless color that drew me in. My current body of work represents what fascinates me most about the natural world that surrounds us all. Evolution and the elaborate array of nature’s colors. Through many transparent layers of paint I create the translucent colors found in nature. Then like an archaeologist excavating a new site, I sand into my painting to reveal the layers of color I have built up through time. Creating a window through which the viewer can enter into the history of the painting. It’s like being a child all over again, the excitement of unearthing something new and beautiful.
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