Dan Cooper

Exploring existence through #Art. Long-Time #Artist & #Teacher in North #California.

[Dan Cooper @DanCooperArt]

"Abstraction is the bones of the composition, Realism is the flesh."

Trio, 1998. Oaks set off center on a golden hill, weighed against open grass and sky. Acrylic on canvas.

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My new business card: each side is a small, colorful print of one of my paintings. I'll mail you three free, one to keep and two to give to friends. Email me your mailing address, subject "Please Send The Cards."

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In the glare of sun, a path winds down a small ravine to the beach with a cool fogbank hovering offshore.

Path to McClure's Beach. From my free Painting of the Week email:

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I don't paint pictures of places. I paint objects of contemplation, and choose the point of view that fits what I'm thinking and feeling.

Cezanne's Studio, Aix-en-Provence. Acrylic on paper.

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I started this painting (12”x36”) before the coronavirus shutdowns began, after seeing an old heavy chain hanging from posts around a parking lot. Later, the idea came to me of hanging a face mask from the links. Click to enlarge.

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“The artist never entirely knows — We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark” ~Agnes de Mille

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Vincent van Gogh: myths, madness and a new way of painting https://t.co/bDubdCOoyn #art'#vangogh

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In the Forest, The Kootenays, Canada https://t.co/qjbZQnTeoT #art #painting

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Artist paints heart-warming portraits of cult pop culture figures, minus the irony

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Zapotek, electrical socket plate, plexiglass and wood (1968) https://t.co/DlNuZitGoG #art

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Wonderful idea! https://t.co/vsn7fggM3F #art

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Reviving the Ancient Art of Basket-Weaving in California - Love it https://t.co/SgkVdeTAKb

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The forgotten women who helped shape California's art culture https://t.co/QTzbcQIbIt #art #femaleart

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Vincent van Gogh: myths, madness and a new way of painting https://t.co/X9jBaJNTZF #VanGogh #painter #art

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17 vivid landscapes to inspire your California wanderlust https://t.co/OqHPProFeh #nature #california

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Steep slopes schuss to the lustrous lake. Snowy summits shimmer before a curtain of clouds. https://t.co/TGxgsDN6pS

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Oil Landscapes Transformed into Mosaics of Color by Erin Hanson https://t.co/TM2JH6fndi #art #painting

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Harrop Cloudscape, The Kootenays, BC, Canada https://t.co/Z4YkRSOel7 #art #painting #canada

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Sneak Peek at the Biggest Art Event in Southern California History https://t.co/QN0Kxyef39 #art #socal

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I love these oil paintings! https://t.co/D0beLQctop #painting #oil