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Daniel Martin Fairbairn

Artwork by Daniel Martin Fairbairn
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Who is he?

My name is Daniel Fairbairn, Father, Husband and enthusiastically expressive artist. 

 


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It's close!
It's close!
about 8 years ago
Beginnings end..
Beginnings end..
about 8 years ago

Here's the result of last nights session, inspired by my good friend and exceptional photographer Kate

Abstract night
Abstract night
about 8 years ago

Sometimes it's the right thing to improvise and follow your feelings, and on this occasion I did just that.

Dawn...
Dawn...
about 8 years ago
Working, in progress
Working, in progress
about 8 years ago
Good morning
Good morning
about 8 years ago
Having impulsive fun....
Having impulsive fun....
about 8 years ago

And so that is how this painting arrived. Late at night/ early in the morning, coffee drunk and a coiled spring unwound as a finished canvas is lifted from the easel, I then decided to stand up and paint this wee guy.

Getting set for the exhibition
Getting set for the exhibition
about 8 years ago

I've been having some wonderful moments in the studio recently, letting go and trying something new. It's interesting to be in that frame of mind, and to work instinctively. 

Commission. Permission to play
Commission. Permission to play
about 8 years ago

Once I had found this painting, it felt like I had finally laid spinning wheels to the road, It was an incredible energy. Painting it has been a wonderful journey, and I've learned a great deal from creating this piece. Fiona and Brinny are in love with it, and I couldn't have hoped for a better response. 

...and breathe.
about 8 years ago

While all this was going on, I had another sale on the site as another customer placed an order for a large print of Last Light. This convinced me I deserved a dram.

Late exchange..The journey of a canvas
Late exchange..The journey of a canvas
about 8 years ago

This is always a good and a bad time. It's good because the work at the canvas you've been painting is done, and for a moment you can catch your breath, maybe stay in bed and sleep instead of stay up late painting, and wake up feeling rested. 

Pass the coffee, with extra coffee.....
about 8 years ago

I think that may be why this painting in particular makes me feel quite emotional. The buyer fell in love with it immediately. That kind of reaction from someone about your art, which is tied to so many of your own emotions, fear, accomplishment, enjoyment, struggle, joy, creates such a palpable reaction in yourself

Based on a photo I took last year, this is my youngest proclaiming he needs more paint!

Having impulsive fun....

February 03, 2017

One of the things I'm encouraging myself to do more of is paint impulsively, to go for it, and to hell with the mess and mistakes. This can sometimes end up bad, but also sometimes good. Even a bad canvas can teach me something. And so that is how this painting arrived. Late at night/ early in the morning, coffee drunk and a coiled spring unwound as a finished canvas is lifted from the easel, I then decided to stand up and paint this wee guy. He'd joined me last summer, topless and without a care, I gave him all the metallic tubes of acrylic I could find, a wee easel and a canvas, and let him go for it. He had a whale of a time, and it took about 30 minutes to scrub that 'fun' from his tanned frame later on. 
The reason I like this kind of painting is it's a real test of my eye, and my technique. And It's immediate. Instant results and sometimes surprising results. Like my cooking. 

 

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