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Off The Easel:"I Think I Can Grant" >>more
Wet
Paint: preview work in progress: >>more
Duane's
convalescencing after accident... >>more
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"For
me, painting is an act of creation... of
giving life to that which is close to our
heart through brush and paint... and in creation,
there is great joy!..." >>more
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Duane Dorshimer |
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Wet
Paint on the
Easel! - July, 2011. New
work in progress. Features a marsh scene from
Bald Head Island, including an old boat house
in the marsh circa 1903.
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Hot
Off The Easel! - June, 2011. Newly
completed tobacco scene on canvas. Features
North Carolina tobacco fields both near and far.
Includes a traditional tobacco curing "stick
barn", and an old oak tree. For Direct Sale please
contact
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April,
2009. Small Spring scene
on canvas. Features a Carolina Wren posed below
a flowering
branch of new life, while surrounded by dead
leaf reminders of winter.
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February
2009. Small figurative
work on canvas. Features a favorite childhood
scence of a young boy reading
a treasured book involving a special little train
that wont give up when facing an up hill climb! |
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Wet
Paint! Work's In Progress -February 2009. Two
new larger canvases have been started. The first
painting
is another in the 'tobacco series', in a vertical
format on canvas with a working title of "Oak
Shadows with Tobacco and Barn." The second
piece features a figure surveying an early morning
waterfront scene. Look for them to be completed
late winter. |
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Connect
to Duane on facebook! -Duane
has created a face book page, where you can join
and post to his "wall", discuss his
work, and become a facebook fan of Duane's work.
Duane also has a Blog and is a member of LinkedIn
and flickr. |
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Recently
completed painting! -January
2009 After a long delay caused by
his debilitating crash mentioned below, Duane has
completed his latest 'tobacco' series work. Titled "August
Tobacco with Barn, Stokesdale, NC", the work
continues Duane's exploration of North Carolina
landscape through agricultural themed landscapes. |
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Dorshimer.com
website redesign! -Duane
was quoted as saying, "When you have a broken leg,
working on your website is the next best thing to
walking." The new design features a fresh clean look,
updated gallery page, and more news items. |
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Duane's
convalescencing after
accident suffered while test driving a cambered
3 wheeled scooter. The event occurred while
duane was attempting to master a downhill slalom
technique which ended with a bone shattering
crash. Duane's leg and pride were shattered,
his leg into 10 fractures that effect the
knee, tibia, and fibula. Two surgeries later,
Duane hopes to walk again in the Spring of
2009.
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Wet
Paint! Work In Progress -December
2008. Duane's latest work
is taking shape on his easel. The work features
a favorite
tobacco barn located north of Greensboro, also
shown in his painting "July Tobacco." Working
title is "Tobacco with Barn", acrylic
on linen, 22 x 28". |
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First
Place Awarded "July
Tobacco, Stokesdale, NC" -The "Carolina
Colors" Exhibit -The
Junior League of Raleigh and Visual Art Exchange
teamed
up to
produce this juried exhibition, which opened
during a special Gala preview of A Shopping
SPREE! Duane's
painting sold on opening night, and was awarded
by the jury First Place!
Duane
Dorshimer; "July Tobacco, Stokesdale,
NC", 18 x 24",
acrylic on linen, 2007 http://www.carolinacolorgallery.com.
About
the Jurors
Melissa
Peden: Board of Trustees
member for the NC Museum of Art.
Elizabeth Purrington:
Public Art Committee chair for City of Raleigh
Arts Commission.
Megg Rader: Co-owner
of The Collectors Gallery.
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Duane
Tours Tuscany! A trip to Italy
included tours of Florence, Siena, and more.
The trip has inspired news works that honor the
beauty and romantacism of classical art. An example
of the Italy inspired work is shown here, titled
as "Sangiovese Sunset, Montepulciano." |
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"Scope"
Exhibit, Duane's
new painting "Tobacco
Field, Creedmoor, NC", is juried into the "Scope" show
at the Visual Art Excange gallery, Ralaigh, NC. |
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Newly
Minted "Dorshimer Fine Art" -www.dorshimer.com,
web site opens. Duane Designs and Publishes his
first web site dedicated to showcasing his fine
artwork. |
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