Welcome
I have been drawing and painting, off and on, for as long as I can remember. While in school I was preoccupied with math, science, and other technical interests, but I always seemed to use up my "electives" in art courses. Later, while working in the aerospace industry in California, I was fortunate to meet and study with Dan Dickey, who taught drawing and painting at the University of California. Dan had studied with the famous Nicolaides at the New York Art Students' League, and taught his students how important traditional drawing skills are in any art form. He showed us the wonderful world of line, contour, edges, value, and gesture. It remains with me each time I pick up a pencil or brush.
Over time my interests have ranged from representational to abstract non-objective art; from oils, watercolor, printmaking, to in and other drawing media, — even sand casting! Undisciplined for sure, but I love it all.
Current activities center around plein air landscape oil painting, plus a constant dose of drawing, mostly in open studio life drawing groups. I also continue to be attracted to machine-like objects, especially aircraft. The opportunity to continue to paint and learn at the Yellow Barn under the wing of friend and great painter Walt Bartman, perfectly rounds out current activities.
This site is meant to be an informal chronicle of recent art experiences, including a collection of my current paintings, drawings, and miscellaneous other objects. I hope some of the images reflect the personal joy that went into creating them. Comments are most welcome.
Don Srull August, 2008
For questions concerning the availability and pricing of the pieces, contact me at dsrull@earthlink.net
Biographical Note
Art studies include work at University of
California extension courses, the La Jolla
Art Center School of Fine Arts, the Art
League of Alexandria, and the Yellow Barn
in Glen Echo, Maryland.
While in California, he frequently
exhibited at regional Southern California
shows, including juried shows at the San
Diego Fine Arts Gallery, several one man
shows at the La Jolla Art Center, and
Private galleries in La Jolla. Don received
a number of State and local awards
including San Diego Art Guild drawing
prizes, the California Western University
purchase award, and Southern California
Exposition graphics awards. He has
taught drawing at the La Jolla Art Center
School of Fine Arts, and at the Yellow
Barn Gallery. His work is represented in
many private and business collections.
Don currently resides in Mclean, Virginia.