Landscape Paintings Biography
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For Andrew Denman, age thirty-three, painting wildlife is a natural inclination. While the artist has explored subjects ranging from landscape, to still life, and even figure painting over the course of his career, in recent years his paintings focus on wildlife, especially birds, painted in a unique and dynamic style that blends hyper-realism with stylization and abstraction. While Denman does not eschew the term "wildlife artist", his work has pushed well beyond the limitations typically associated with wildlife art to become an expression as Locally, he has also participated in exhibits at the Bedford and Hearst Galleries, and the Oakland Museum. His work has toured nationally with Birds in Art, the International Guild of Realism, and the Society of Animal Artists, which has honored Andrew's work with Awards of Excellence on three separate occassions. Denman's work can be found in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin, and numerous private collections across the country. He is currently represented by the venerable Trailside Galleries in Jackson Hole, Wy. Whether painting an animal in its natural habitat or juxtaposing it against an abstract background, Denman goes to great lengths to faithfully portray his subjects, taking frequent field trips to nature areas, parks, and zoos to observe his subjects and acquire reference material. Yet while accuracy is always of great importance, Denman is an artist before he is a naturalist. The sense of fearless experimentation and originality he brings to his paintings testifies to the artist's true focus. As Mary Nelson writes in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Wildlife Art magazine, "In the end, it's not the mood, the meaning, or the method that Denman craves. It is the medium-art." contemporary in its style as it is classical in its approach. Denman holds a BA in Fine Arts from Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA. He is well known in the Bay Area as both an artist and teacher, and he has gained national attention through his involvement with Pacific Wildlife Galleries in Lafayette, CA, the Society of Animal Artists, NY, and feature coverage in such publications as Southwest Art, American Artist, Wildlife Art, and The Artist's Magazine, among others.
Born in 1978, the Bay Area native showed a great degree of interest in art from an early age. Denman organized his first one man show in high school at a local library, and soon after began participating in exhibitions with Pacific Wildlife Galleries. Since then, Denman has held three highly successful one-man shows at Pacific Wildlife. Locally, he has also participated in exhibits at the Bedford and Hearst Galleries, and the Oakland Museum. His work has toured nationally with Birds in Art, the International Guild of Realism, and the Society of Animal Artists, which has honored Andrew's work with Awards of Excellence on three separate occassions. Denman's work can be found in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin, and numerous private collections across the country. He is currently represented by the venerable Trailside Galleries in Jackson Hole, Wy. Whether painting an animal in its natural habitat or juxtaposing it against an abstract background, Denman goes to great lengths to faithfully portray his subjects, taking frequent field trips to nature areas, parks, and zoos to observe his subjects and acquire reference material. Yet while accuracy is always of great importance, Denman is an artist before he is a naturalist. The sense of fearless experimentation and originality he brings to his paintings testifies to the artist's true focus. As Mary Nelson writes in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Wildlife Art magazine, "In the end, it's not the mood, the meaning, or the method that Denman craves. It is the medium-art."
Born in 1978, the Bay Area native showed a great degree of interest in art from an early age. Denman organized his first one man show in high school at a local library, and soon after began participating in exhibitions with Pacific Wildlife Galleries. Since then, Denman has held three highly successful one-man shows at Pacific Wildlife. Locally, he has also participated in exhibits at the Bedford and Hearst Galleries, and the Oakland Museum. His work has toured nationally with Birds in Art, the International Guild of Realism, and the Society of Animal Artists, which has honored Andrew's work with Awards of Excellence on three separate occassions. Denman's work can be found in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin, and numerous private collections across the country. He is currently represented by the venerable Trailside Galleries in Jackson Hole, Wy. Whether painting an animal in its natural habitat or juxtaposing it against an abstract background, Denman goes to great lengths to faithfully portray his subjects, taking frequent field trips to nature areas, parks, and zoos to observe his subjects and acquire reference material. Yet while accuracy is always of great importance, Denman is an artist before he is a naturalist. The sense of fearless experimentation and originality he brings to his paintings testifies to the artist's true focus. As Mary Nelson writes in the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of Wildlife Art magazine, "In the end, it's not the mood, the meaning, or the method that Denman craves. It is the medium-art."
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Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
Landscape Paintings Pintings of Nature Abstract on Canvas for Kids Scenes Love Beauty and Environment Wallpapers Easy Scenery
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