by Dawn Patel | Oct 1, 2016 | abstract art, ancestor dresses, ancestors, ancestry cloth, art, Brilliant Stranger, contemporary art, dawn patel art, fiber art, inlayed cloth, layered painting, textile art, wearable art
Mughals Dream 1996I’ve been so busy sewing cloth lately I can’t find time to write, but I have thoughts floating through my mind that threaten to leave me if I don’t give them my full attention. Thoughts can be fickle and needy that way....
by Dawn Patel | Feb 25, 2014 | artists, artists studio, creative process, layered painting, mixed media, painting
The bird without feet flies to the tree without branchesI have been painting in layers for so long now I can hardly remember how it all started. Ironic, actually, because to me layers are all about time and memory, our experiences and how they sometimes fade,...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 8, 2014 | art, artists, artists process, artists studio, buddhism, creative process, layered painting, painting, spirituality
Intermediary: Work in ProgressIt’s fun to talk about a painting in progress, sometimes for me more enjoyable than talking about a painting after it’s finished. Once the work is finished, everything has been decided. At that point I’m much...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 4, 2014 | art, artists, artists process, artists studio, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel art, layered painting, mixed media, phoenix
Phoenix: Finished PaintingI love to allow the viewer into the day to day excitement of making a work of art. My style of painting has developed over years of practice and trial and error, evolving into an idiosyncratic intuitive process of layering.This is the...
by Dawn Patel | Jan 30, 2014 | art, art business, artists, artists process, artists studio, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel, dawn patel art, decoupage, fabric, layered painting, mixed media, painting, three graces, why paint?
Work in Progress: “The Three Graces Revised” Mixed media on cast fabric After an eight day trip to visit with my daughter I am back in the studio, refreshed and inspired. There’s something magical and mysterious that...
