DAN YOUNG / IMPRESSIONIST ARTIST<P><B>
www.danyoungartist.com <P><B>
 808-965-9080 PO Box 27, Pahoa Hi 96778<P><B>
2530 S Bundy Dr, Los Angeles CA 90064<P><B>
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  Invited to paint in the Laguna Plein Air Invitational 2011 www.lpapa.org./invitational13/palapa_invitational13.HTML
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ARTIST STATEMENT <P><B>

LIGHT AS LIFE ENHANCEMENT <P><B>
All around you are scenes, objects and people that if viewed in different light have beautiful, magical qualities. Paths that you travel many times can have special impact when viewed in different lighting. Look up. Exploring light at sunrise and sunset is my current theme that enhances colors, and adds hues not typical of mid-day. Cast shadows lend depth, character and mystery to the landscape. The deep shadows frame the scene which burn an image in the mind to be remembered with awe. A beautiful landscape can swell your being with a sense of reverence and well-being. Through these romanticized landscapes I hope the viewer can visualize and revisit their magical experience of the nature’s bounty. 
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Dan Young/impressionist artist 
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Methods: <P><B>
The initial step is priming a canvas or panel with an exciting color tone to set the mood of the artwork. This tone unifies and creates the initial energy. Then translucent, bold color defines the image with the underlying color creating the aura around an object. Every tree, bush or rock seems to pulsate with a living energy. This loose, joyful Impressionist style feels like freedom from the mundane. This is my method of Breaking Free. I truly hope everyone will find the courage to Break Free. 
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DAN YOUNG / IMPRESSIONIST ARTIST<P><B>
www.danyoungartist.com <P><B>
 808-965-9080 PO Box 27, Pahoa Hi 96778<P><B>
2530 S Bundy Dr, Los Angeles CA 90064
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Artist Resume<P><B>
Dan Young has been painting for over 20 years and has worked in various mediums including Watercolor, Oils, Alkyds, Acrylics, etching, silkscreen, sculpting, and monotypes on silkscreen. The preferred mediums have become acrylic and oil on canvas or board with a style developed using all the previous education and experience. The different subject matters and materials have resulted in an exhilarating Impressionist style Dan calls Audacious  Landscape. The use of abundant color mirrors the heightened visual sense created when the tropical or desert  sun meets mountains, foliage, sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. A favorite color choice is the turquoise/teal waters and late afternoon sun with stunning sultry color. 
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Associations include:
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Artist membership in Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Plein Air Painters of Hawaii, Southern California Plein Air Painters. 
Art Education includes many hours of private and workshop instruction with well known American artists including, Darrell Hill, John Cosby, Ken Auster, Cynthia Britain, Michael Oberneyer, John Budicin, two years of instruction with Hal Reid, and classes at UCLA/ Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, Idylwild Art Institute, Mendocino Art Center. I owe a debt of gratitude to those willing to share their talents. 
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Sports images have been published by Panache Editions of Chicago which included the Official posters for 1988, 1989, 1990 Los Angeles Marathons, 1989 Honolulu Marathon, 1988 Bay to Breakers 10 K Run as well as limited edition prints of sailing, bicycling and snow skiing. <P><B>
The Breaking Free Equine series hangs in many corporate collections including: Giant Oil, Wagner Communications, Holiday Inn and Hunt County Savings and Loan as well as many private homes around the world. <P><B>

There have been many juried shows such as Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale Art and Wine, Carefree Fine Art Festival, Scottsdale Fine Art Festival, Mill Valley Fine art and shows with Plein Air Painters of Hawaii. <P><B>
The latest Plein Air and studio series include Hawaii Landscape Impressionism and California Impressionism in OIL. These OIL on board and canvas are my latest Breaking Free/risk-taking challenge. The romanticized landscapes are in the tradition of the early California Impressionists who were captivated by the light, atmosphere and beauty of California. Impressionism is one of the most popular schools of painters who often painted outdoors or "En Plein Air". How much better could it be than painting Tropical landscape in "Plein Air" <P><B>
PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE WWW.DANYOUNGARTIST.COM FOR ADDITIONAL IMAGES WHICH INCLUDE CALIFORNIA.  <P><B>Additional information and a full list of galleries currently representing my work is included.  
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Contact me to discuss representation or commissions.
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DAN YOUNG   808-965-9080   WWW.danyoungartist.com
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DAN YOUNG / Impressionist Artist
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Dan Young grew in Fort Worth Texas in a fourth generation Texan family with a long history as farmers and carpenters. Although it was not encouraged as a career, Dan showed early promise as an artist with recognition through participation in citywide school and museum competitions.  As a practical approach to career choices, science and math interests lead to an early successful career in electronic repair and computer parts OEM sales.  As fate would have it, at a restaurant while doodling with crayons on a paper tablecloth, a friend noted that apparently the talent was still there.  With the encouragement of this close friend the journey to explore this artistic talent launched a search for teachers, stylistic interests and favored mediums.  Thus began the obsessive interest in exploring the art world through art guilds, art shows and mentors.  Relocating to Los Angeles lead to broader exposure to the art world.  In California, the full time journey began in the world of outdoor art shows in California and Arizona with gallery representation in Arizona, Colorado and Florida.  After nine years of working the art shows, it became obvious the gallery representation multiplied the sales efforts and would allow more time to paint. This change greatly improved the quality and style of the artwork.  This direction has been rewarded with numerous long-term relationships with galleries in Hawaii and Arizona.  Sales and business experience in electronics and art while dealing with galleries, clients and businesses has developed a seasoned business person and an artist who understands and appreciates the challenges faced by small businesses needing to be profitable.
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As a full time artist, Dan finds inspiration with every sunrise and sunset that casts a glow on everyday events.  Exploring how changing light alters the perceived experience is an exciting quest.  An Impressionist style, in oil or acrylic often painted “ala Prima” with a warm palette of colors seems to best suit Dan’s personality and artistic intent.  Frequent journeys to paint “En Plein Air” satisfy the need to connect to nature and revive the inspiration for the artwork.  The ebullient style captures the essence of the subject with the vibrant “aura” apparent at sunrise and sunset.  The intent is to show Reverence to the living and inanimate objects in nature and to celebrate the cycles and forces of nature around us.  Dan feels that studying these phases brings ones spirit into the present and develops an appreciation for all subjects  in the physical world, while developing an eye to love the simplest things such as the color to be discovered in a shadow or the different greens from Spring to Fall and even the beauty in decay as nature’s cycle reaches Fall and Winter.  This exuberant style easily produces 150-175 gallery quality paintings per year.
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New goals are being pursued for additional long-term gallery relationships and collaborative efforts.  Much consideration has been given before portfolios are presented as Dan is seeking long-term relationships of mutual respect and profitability with galleries representing compatible styles and customer bases.
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Dan Young / Impressionist Artist  <P><B> 
2530 S Bundy Dr, Los Angeles CA 90064  <P><B>
808-965-9080<P><B>
PO Box 27,  12-211 Oliana St, Pahoa HI 96778<P><B>
www.danyoungartist.com<P><B><P><B>
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