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DAN R COOK'S MEDIA FEED
painting and drawing abstractions


Needs some Deep Green
I've got this piece nearly to the line. It has a frame in pale walnut stain and it's signed but I want some deep green in there. Not...
Dan R Cook
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Perhaps Wax
Maybe time for the finishing wax. Having a moment of pause until I'm sure the painting is done. This always happens....
Dan R Cook
Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Bespoke Shipping Case
Original art needs to travel safe. Padded wooden cases are bespoke made for each original travelling by courier. Larger artworks can also...
Dan R Cook
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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First Prep Layers
When there's already a plan in hand, the first tonal layers can also map out the shapes to come. Worth keeping some of the underlying...
Dan R Cook
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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Limited Edition Prints
The first prints have arrived and already in new homes. Very happy with the rich colour tones and the Hahnemühle Pearl paper gives a...
Dan R Cook
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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Soft Walnut
A harmonised tone from frame to artwork. Pale soft walnut stain with this one. #oilpainting #abstractart #ukart #fineartuk #artwork  #abs...
Dan R Cook
Jan 10, 20241 min read
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An exhausting piece complete
A pause on the way downstairs for framing. Good daylight picks out the toil in this one. #oilpainting #comtemporaryart #ukart #abstract...
Dan R Cook
Jan 6, 20241 min read
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Final scratches
Working on some smaller areas #oilpainting #comtemporaryart #ukart #abstract #abstractart #abstractexpressionist #charcoal #charcoalart...
Dan R Cook
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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Charcoal
Still exploring different charcoals and the ways to use it. Seems endless for such a raw substance. #oilpainting #comtemporaryart #ukart...
Dan R Cook
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Autumn Light in the Room
A sharp autumn light filling the room. Artworks forming collections for The Affordable Arts Fair and a new winter exhibition. The seasons...
Dan R Cook
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Relistian Subterranean
Revisiting some favourite earthy colours and blues. Quite a bit of sanding and scratching seemed in order. This one is linked closely to...
Dan R Cook
Sep 30, 20231 min read
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Charcoal Fix
Charcoal fixed and sealed on these wooden panels. Ready for their frames and heading out. Been working in to the charcoals with mineral...
Dan R Cook
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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Weathered Granite
A really coarse bit of granite exposed to the weather and sea spray. A lot happening on the surface revealing how complex the structures...
Dan R Cook
Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Two Nightfalls
These two pieces welcome in the dusk. A changing of day life moving aside for the night life. The mysteries of the life waking up as the...
Dan R Cook
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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A Collection Brewing
Part of a collection in progress. Ready for the start of winter. Horizons, night skies and footfall impressions. #oilpainting...
Dan R Cook
Sep 1, 20231 min read
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A Well of Dark Blues
The overall piece takes from looking down over tidal rock flats through shallow water. Deep eroded grooves and holes interrupt the...
Dan R Cook
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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Local Mining History
I've been mooching around this area, very local to me. These historical maps reveal how much mining and subterranean exploration has...
Dan R Cook
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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Snail Shell and Sun
The snail has gone but left a good looking shell. Very thin but the colour burning through with the sun is spectacular. #oilpainting...
Dan R Cook
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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A Perch
One of my perches in the room. The piece in front of it is a simple movement of alluvium - floodwater sediment found in deltas or...
Dan R Cook
Jul 8, 20231 min read
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A Sea Cave Near Carbis Bay
I like these nooks. There is so much mass and energy surrounding it but it remains alive and patient. Ancient, recent and brand new all...
Dan R Cook
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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