Urban Art Association

'Blade' - 16 x 16 inches / Acrylic, spray paint and paint markers / deep edged box canvas / signed - currently available from dankitchener.bigcartel.com

thanks!

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new 'Ghost Lines' series

'Crossing - Tokyo'

Wow Dan this is stunning

Another cracker, Dan.

Depressing! Another bloody good one from Dan.

is it done by hand? What exactly do you mean, did i use my feet?

Yes it's freehand digital painting, blank canvas, one brush, no filter, no effects, no shortcuts, no tracing, no image manipulation at all

it's a pure exercise in observational drawing / painting

the only benefit of using the computer is UNDO

apart from that, it's all totally the same as natural media

I have been digital painting for nearly 15 years, at speed, so it's a very natural and organic method for me to use, i also use it to visualise my murals, and this translates into the way i paint on walls, quickly, loosely and in the same way of building up layers of colour, most similar to watercolor painting....

in these modern times, it's so easy to be distracted from the craft, in favour of quick fixes and shortcuts...NONE of my work is created like that, it's all from me, 100%

I think you'll find he isn't taking it personally just enlightening us about how his art works..

Yes i was explaining my process, i feel no need to justify what i do, or my processes, merely explaining it to anyone who might be interested.

digital painting is a completely valid form of art and is no different from traditional paper and pen drawing if you avoid any of the shortcuts and effects which i do. It's all about drawing skill and observational drawing, combined with composition and use of lighting, it's a great way to hone skills which then translate onto larger works on walls and canvas. Diversity in media in my opinion is key to my work and keeps my work from becoming stagnant and repetitive.

thanks for the interest!

Well said. Your art speaks for itself. Looking at this piece made me feel like I was there. I almost took out my shades. 

yes, when i mean translate, i mean the technique i use to digital paint is the same i use to paint murals, so with the digital paintings i can work out how to approach a subject, then when painting on a large scale those artistic decisions have already been made at the speed painting stage, meaning i can focus on creating the art on the wall without having to make bold decisions on a huge scale which on very large murals can sometimes be wrong, or take the art into the wrong direction....

'Autumn Lights' 

Size: A2 Giclée print on 300gsm artist archival paper
Details: Each print is signed and numbered 
Edition size: Main edition of 50 with 10 exclusive hand finished AP's ( Artist Proofs )
Price: £95.00 Main edition and £125.00 for AP's 

>>> Released on October 17th 2016 - pre order now! <<<

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I'll agree with that - lovely piece.

'Walker' - Set deeply within my Future Tokyo universe, here we see the bustling, neon filled streets of Future Tokyo. A rich and diverse place, full of shadowy figures, rushing around in the neon filled rainy night air. Amongst them striding tall a walker with rider pauses for a moment. Rain running down it's armour plates, as it's electrical breath hisses in the cold air, eyes glowing like furnaces as it spots something in the distance....Great to paint some new illustration work, have so many sketches / ideas in my recent sketchbooks, finding the time to bring them alive recently has been tricky!