by John Dalton | Jan 6, 2019 | Art, Drawing, works on paper
This is a pencil study for a future painting. 40.5 x 28 cms (16″x 11″) Pencil on paper
by John Dalton | Dec 4, 2018 | blog
“I didn’t know people still painted like that.” There has been a quiet return to an older way of painting. To standards from the past. To a time when drawing mattered. When shock value wasn’t so highly regarded. A time when art and...
by John Dalton | Nov 21, 2018 | blog
In the early hours of Friday morning RJD gallery in Sag Harbor was destroyed by fire. All the artwork on the premises was lost. Hundreds of original paintings gone. Millions of considered brush strokes no more to be seen. With everything else that is going on in the...
by John Dalton | Nov 5, 2018 | blog, Governance
If I can handle my banking online why can’t I run my country online? Wouldn’t that be better, more responsive democracy? Why do I need politicians to represent me? I can see why they were necessary in the past but why do I need them now? If I can access my online bank...
by John Dalton | Sep 16, 2018 | blog
I’m 5 years old and uncle Tommy is coming over to show his cine films. This is 1968 and it’s a big deal. If you’ve seen Mad Men you’ll get the picture. Cine films were an event because they were in colour. Our tv was black and white. Cine films...
by John Dalton | Feb 2, 2018 | Art, Painting
This painting asks further questions about beauty, sensuality, and mystery. Where does the beauty in this painting lie? Is it in the beautiful form of the woman, the sensuality of the moment or the intangible personal experience portrayed? Is this a morning stretch, a...
by John Dalton | Jan 30, 2018 | Art, Painting, What the eye can't see but the heart senses
Part of the series of paintings I’m currently working on called, “What the eye can’t see but the heart senses,” inspired by County Kerry, in Ireland and its people. 40x40cm acrylic on canvas. Below is a short video showing the making of this...
by John Dalton | Jan 29, 2018 | Art, Painting
Gaze is a series of paintings inspired by the experience of being held in the gaze of a strong woman. Well known actors were used as reference to highlight the contrast between the celebrity portrayals of these women and the reality of their being. The intent of these...
by John Dalton | Jan 28, 2018 | Art, Painting, What the eye can't see but the heart senses
Part of the series, “What the eye can’t see but the heart senses,” inspired by County Kerry, in Ireland and its people. 40x40cm acrylic on canvas. Below is a short video showing the making of this picture. [KGVID width=”480″...
by John Dalton | Jan 27, 2018 | Art, Painting
