Dan Young
Dan Young/Artist HAWAII IMPRESSIONIST
Artist Resume
Dan Young has been painting for over 25 years in various mediums including Watercolor, Oils, Alkyds, Acrylics, etching, silkscreen, sculpting, mold making and monotypes on silkscreen. The preferred mediums have become Acrylic on canvas or oil-on-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 Tropical Landscape.” The use of abundant color mirrors the heightened visual sense created when the tropical sun meets foliage, sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. A favorite color choice is the turquoise/teal waters and late afternoon sun with stunning sultry color.
Associations include 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, 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.
The Breaking Free 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.
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.
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