Dorrellart, The Paintings of David Dorrell
Artist directory :: Dorrellart, The Paintings of David DorrellAcrylic on Canvas, gallery wrapped 24"x18" x 3/4" deep.
This is one of a series of New England Waterfalls I painted in 2024 after a trip through New England in 2023. The intimate closeup point of view of these waterfall paintings gives an almost abstract look to several of them, this one I pushed he abstract aspect of the work.
New Oil and Acrylic Artwork (2023-present)
Artwork done after retiring from day job in November of 2023. All work in this gallery are one of a kind, handpainted by me in acrylic or oil paint.
About
David Dorrell has more than 50 years experience in painting. He, his lovely wife Diane and their two dogs are lifelong residents of New Jersey.
Dorrell’s artwork is a fusion of representational and expressionist styles. He enjoys using classical painting techniques to produce paintings infused with energetic color and brushwork, expressive light, and yet often contrasted with calm balanced compositions.
David Dorrell began painting at age 11 under the instruction of his grandfather, Ernest Dorrell (PA Academy trained artist)
Glassboro State College (Rowan State College) Fine art 1 year.
Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia PA. Commercial art 2 years.
Retiring from his career in engineering in November 2023 allowed him more time to devote to his...
Galleries
 | | Several scenes from Alaska, Mendenhall Glacier, Ketchican, and Glacier Bay. Other works from Outer Banks, and other scenic areas
To purchase prints visit link below. |
 | | Here are a few shots of my work as a set designer. Much of the painting was carried out by High School students with my direction. |
 | | These were done a few years ago. All of these were done in acrylics on 36" x 36" stretched gallery wrapped canvas.
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 | | Watercolor art
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Blog
My Philosophy: the Search for SufficiencyI have come to this thought:
All of life is an either incognizant or cognizant state of searching to find and or maintain sufficiency. - David Dorrell, 2010
Sufficiency is not contentment (although it may be), it is not happiness (although it may be), it may be the search for the strength to get through the day, the night, or a death (even your own). Life is the search for sufficiency.Working on some new paintings
I've been working lately on a new series of snow scene landscapes. These are a gradual approach to bring color in to play with psychological design of the drawing. I hope to place a few photos of the work on the site soon.
Set designs for Anything Goes
I've been busy designing sets for Anything Goes . It takes place on a cruise ship.
HDR photos, sort of.
I've been searching for other high contrast photos and noticed that HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos produce a similar effect to my manipulated digital photos.
I'm planning to produce some 11x17 posters of the photos and may put some up for sale soon.
Another new manipulated photo on my site
I've placed another photo up on my site. I'm really getting into doing these. It takes me hours sometimes to achieve the effects you see in the finished artworks.
