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An Early “Absolute” Hybrid Painting

May 30, 2015All Blogs, Fine Arts Blogart, contemporary art, contemporary still life painting, contemporary trompe l'oeil, Daric Gill, drawing, entomology, Fine art, gouache, modern art, origami, painting, realism, reclaimed wood, sifting screenDaric Gill Studios

Recapturing “Absolutus: a priori”

by Daric Gill

"Absolutus: a priori": mixed medium and pencil on paper. 12" x 20". 10.22.12. — “Absolutus: a priori”: mixed medium and pencil on paper. 12″ x 20″. 10.22.12.

Today I re-documented one of the most unique pieces in the Absolute collection. This artwork is quite a departure from the rest of the line. While most pieces in this series are oil paintings on wood, this piece is a painting/drawing hybrid on paper. The under-painting consists of a mixture of gouache (similar to an opaque watercolor) and acrylic paint. Above that is a few layers of graphite pencil to add depth.

The drawing displays paper specimens much in the way an entomologist would display real insects for cataloguing purposes.

Absolutus: a priori, translates from latin as Absolute: from former. This phrase is taken straight from a branch of philosophy that deals with the acquisition of knowledge.

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Purple Sister ToeHead Has A Lollipop

April 24, 2015All Blogs, ToeHeads Blogart, bears, children's book, cute, Daric Gill, funny, green, illustration, oak, painting, purple, reclaimed wood, sister, ToeHeads BlogDaric Gill Studios

The Brothers Get a Sister, And She’s A Cutie!

by Daric Gill

A few weeks ago I debuted The Brothers, seen here. Today, I announce their sister. Like her brothers, “Purple Sister” is another large-scale cut-out made from the top of a vintage secretary desk. Her surface is made from an oak laminate and has been freshly sanded. The original top had some very serious dents and scratches that had to be worked around. Check out the process gallery below.

Purple Sister: Acrylic and marker on reclaimed oak laminate. 33″ x 30 1/2″. 4.22.14.

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NEW! “Brothers” ToeHead Illustrations Roar

March 15, 2015All Blogs, ToeHeads Blogart, bears, blue, brothers, children's book, cute, Daric Gill, funny, green, illustration, painting, reclaimed wood, ToeHeads Blog, walnutDaric Gill Studios

ToeHeads Get A Pair Of Brothers

by Daric Gill

The latest ToeHeads to come on the scene are brothers. These 2 characters are large-scale cutouts on reclaimed wood that has been salvaged from an old secretary’s desk. With freshly sanded walnut surfaces, these colorful siblings have plenty of new life to roar about. Of course, we all know that they’re not as ferocious as they might think.