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Mark Daniel Nelson – Notan? No Problem! (Recording)

Date recorded: Friday, November 1, 2024

Level: All

Medium: Sketching

Presentation Type: Demo

Notan is a Japanese term that means light and dark. In art, it is a common  design approach used for simplifying a complex scene.

Join Mark Daniel Nelson to discover unconventional ways for using this tool to adjust and nuance  your compositions to achieve incredible outcomes in your paintings.

Free!

Mark Daniel Nelson approaches both painting and teaching in much the same way: He strives to simplify and organize information until it reaches its most potent, elemental form. A student of both representational and non-objective painting, Nelson regularly fuses seemingly incongruous approaches to create new and unexpected results. “I strive for two things,” the artist states in his characteristically blunt manner, “impact and beauty. Eliminate the unnecessary parts and you’re left with much more powerful, beautiful modes of expression.” Mark Daniel Nelson is represented by Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, Gallery 1261 in Denver, CO and Jack Meier Gallery in Houston, TX. He has taught extensively in Art History, Human Anatomy, Drawing and Painting across the US.

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