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the rhythm of the heat and creative holiness in the outback series

the rhythm of the heat and creative holiness in the outback series

by Dawn Chandler | Aug 8, 2014 | abstracted landscape, mixed media landscape, Oregon Outback, peter gabriel, Playa, the outback series

and find what i need ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media ~ 10″ x 20″ ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014The most recent paintings in The Outback Series are among my most favorite, for they were created in a perfect storm of intense, passionate and focused...
going BIG ~ large scale and intention with the outback series

going BIG ~ large scale and intention with the outback series

by Dawn Chandler | Aug 4, 2014 | abstracted landscape, mixed media landscape, Oregon Outback, Playa, text in art, the outback series

  i realize now the rewards ~ by dawn chandler ~ mixed media on canvas ~ 48″ x 48″ inches ~ copyright dawn chandler 2014 Without a doubt, the most exciting paintings for me to produce in this series are the  large works — a diptych (two panels) measuring...
8.2.14 ~ from the outback series: expanding horizons

8.2.14 ~ from the outback series: expanding horizons

by Dawn Chandler | Aug 2, 2014 | abstracted landscape, mixed media landscape, Oregon Outback, Playa, text in art, the outback series

 And now to go bigger.The horizontally configured rectangle was working for me. Despite some very abstract elements, the horizontal format helps to suggest landscape, if even only sub/consciously.I was digging these paintings, and was itching to go larger;...
8.1.14 ~ from the outback series: beyond the square

8.1.14 ~ from the outback series: beyond the square

by Dawn Chandler | Aug 1, 2014 | abstracted landscape, mark rothko, mixed media landscape, Oregon Outback, Playa, text in art, the outback series

The square proved limiting. Compositionally the square is hard to work with. I knew that. Which is partly why I was thinking I’d work with it — I’m kind of drawn to those kinds of challenges. But the truth is — though I made some neat images — the...
7.30.14 ~ from the outback series: interpretting my world in 64 square inches

7.30.14 ~ from the outback series: interpretting my world in 64 square inches

by Dawn Chandler | Jul 30, 2014 | abstracted landscape, mixed media landscape, Oregon Outback, Playa, text in art, the outback series

outback meditationsPlaying. That’s how this all began. First I painted the land literally. Every day. Each painting was a pair of two pieces of paper — a diptych — each measuring 4″ x 8″ and paired to make a 4″ x 16″ image. Why that...

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