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“Absolute: Position”, (detail). Oil paint on reclaimed mahogany pie crust table top. 25 1/2” x 25 1/2”. 8.9.16.

Oil Painting “Absolute: Position” Explores Life & Relations

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Oil Painting “Absolute: Position” Explores Life & Relations

By Daric Gill

“Absolute: Position”, Oil paint on reclaimed mahogany pie crust table top. 25 1/2” x 25 1/2”. 8.9.16.
“Absolute: Position”, Oil paint on reclaimed mahogany pie crust table top. 25 1/2” x 25 1/2”. 8.9.16.

I’d like to introduce my latest painting, Absolute: Position, an oil painting on a reclaimed mahogany pie crust table top.

Four green leaves mirror each other, weighting the piece at the bottom. Hanging down the center of the piece is a moss-encrusted branch, showing off its thorny side.  A sprig of chamomile flowers grows up from the bottom edge. The flowers also reflect in opposition to the dead branch. The branch and the chamomile are almost touching tips, but not quite. Behind the natural objects are two translucent stripes. Depending on the viewer, one may view them as either dark stripes on a lighter background or lighter stripes on a darker background. Read more below…

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Studio Visit Magazine (Volume 34) Features My Painting

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Studio Visit Magazine Features My Artwork

by Daric Gill

"Absolute: Contrive" in print
“Absolute: Contrive” in print

You can see one of my latest paintings in volume 34 of Studio Visit Magazine, along with a number of other talented artists. Studio Visit is a series of juried artist books with a national audience of art world professionals. You may also be familiar with their sister publication, New American Paintings (both produced by Open Studios Press). My painting, “Absolute: Contrive” can be found on p. 72 of their latest magazine.

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“Absolute: Contrive” in print
“Absolute: Contrive” in print
Studio Visit Magazine (Vol 34)
Absolute: Contrive, oil on refinished red oak. 22″ x 26″. 11.2.15
Absolute: Contrive (detail 3)
Absolute: Contrive (detail 1)
Absolute: Contrive (detail)
Absolute: Contrive (detail 4)

“Absolute: Journey”, A Connection To Memories

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“Absolute: Journey”, A Connection To Memories

By Daric Gill

"Absolute: Journey", Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 12 1/4" x 18 1/4". 6.14.16.
“Absolute: Journey”, Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 12 1/4″ x 18 1/4″. 6.14.16.

The Absolute series of paintings has a tradition of exploring connections we have to each other through personal, yet universal narratives. We fall in love, have intimate struggles, find solace in nature, and navigate personal directions. In Absolute: Journey, I explore what it feels like when we long to capture sensory and emotional experiences in more tangible ways. This painting uses mood and symbolism to narrate the timeless tradition of placing these experiences into our memory. It is a visual description of the sensitive and very personal ways we reflect back on past moments; and how the past is held up to the torch of the future’s light.

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Ohio Arts Council Celebrates Artists Selected In Governor’s Office Loan Program

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Artwork Loan Program Visitation

by Daric Gill

OAC-Gov-officesLast summer I announced that two of my paintings had been selected as part of Ohio Arts Council loan program at the 32 story Verne Riffe Center for Government & The Arts. As part of the 2015-2017 Ohio Governor’s Office and Residence Loan Program, all selected artwork has been carefully chosen by the Ohio Arts Council and will be on extended loan for 2 years at either the Governor’s Office or his residence. Recently, I was invited to an afternoon celebration thrown for the artists chosen for this award. After the swanky gathering at the Governor’s Mansion (full of represented art as well), artist were invited to tour the art on loan at the Riffe Center. My pieces are located in a sitting area within the offices.

“Since 1985 the OAC has assisted in placing artwork by Ohio artists and from the collections of Ohio museums and cultural institutions in the Governor’s Residence and throughout the Governor’s offices.” – OAC

Selected Artwork

Absolute: Time  & Absolute: Division

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"Absolute: Time"
“Absolute: Time”. Oil on reclaimed walnut table top. 21″ x 21″. 1.23.14.

 

Absolute: Division
Absolute: Division: Oil on reclaimed cherry in an 1800’s Victorian molded frame. 14″ x 12″. 3.8.13.