Artist Dan Terry shares the evolution of his long career creating work with mediums that range from traditional to digital. See more from this talented artist by visiting his website.
“Windscape” acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 32”
Life is a journey. In mine, art of one form or another has steered and mirrored that sometimes awkward exploration of this world and its myriad interactions… with others, with nature, with ourselves.
“Grand Oak” pastel on board, 30” x 40″
When young, the astounding curiosity of DaVinci and mastery of Michaelangelo triggered a lifelong desire to learn and create works of art with an equal level of virtuosity. Most of my early works were lost first in a fire, and a decade later in a flood. But we are blessed not having to endure the unsure failures on paper or canvas while yet learning how to observe and perceive reality with a more discerning eye.
“Koi Study” digital painting study for mural, 48” x 24”
Between the years of 1965-74, my art led to work in printing and newspapers while performing in bands on weekends. In succeeding decades I explored and worked in computer graphics and animation while teaching at the university level and attending college. I racked up several national awards during that period for my art and animation.
“Koi Pond 1” patio mural, digital painting on vinyl, 96” x 96”
Photography and film work absorbed my creative endeavors since 2007 with mural commissions in between film and television projects keeping me busy since 2015.
Artist Dan Terry with the “Embassy Suites Hilton’s Austin Culture Citiscape Mural”, acrylic on canvas, 108” x 480”
All told, I’ve created over 200 murals across the state for clients that include Hilton Hotels, the government of Indonesia, Walmart, The Alamo, the Witte Museum, and Chipotle Restaurants. In recent years I’m again creating fine art for exhibition.
“Connie’s Pond” acrylic on board, 96” x 144”
The work I do today has greater purpose than the commercial work I’m yet in high demand to create for others. Today my paintings that combine photography, computer art and traditional painting techniques into a contemporary form merging all three.
“Lily & Kermit” acrylic on canvas, 30″ x 40″
They address the interface of humans and the natural world to showcase nature’s beauty and beckon for a reconnection to mother earth, to save it and ourselves from our blindness to the path of extinction we are collectively on.
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