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Published: 2011-04-12 02:12:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 5012; Favourites: 181; Downloads: 115
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Description 30 x 40 Impasto! I used a gallon of Acrylics and Acrylic Modeling Paste
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Comments: 51

Neverwinterphoenix [2011-11-21 02:57:18 +0000 UTC]

Your stuff amazes and inspires me. You are a true master of this era.

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krokoflaf [2011-08-25 13:31:12 +0000 UTC]

JOHNSON?

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Setzuo [2011-07-05 10:16:44 +0000 UTC]

perfect!

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michaelelliottfurr [2011-05-21 15:00:32 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING!!! one of my favorite movies!

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Jasun100 [2011-05-18 06:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Great work! I saw the movie and you just captured the character of the dude. He was not glamorous and world weary and you got it. Nice use of an alternative medium. Have you ever tried using a sand medium. I used it on a piece of Keith Richards, made him look rougher.I like the use of alternative mediums they enhance the paintings.

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eliq [2011-04-26 04:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Love the texture of this! Great portrait Dave

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julieloveart [2011-04-17 21:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Love this movie and the Dude! Haha XD

Great work, love the texture.

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Miwaslover [2011-04-17 19:51:57 +0000 UTC]

You have to drink every time "The Dude" makes this face in the movie.

Is acrylic paste like clay at all or how do you work with it? : 0

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davidmacdowell In reply to Miwaslover [2011-04-24 03:03:57 +0000 UTC]

Its just like really thick peanut butter- but you can water it down to thin it!

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Miwaslover In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-30 19:03:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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CATtheMinion [2011-04-17 19:24:02 +0000 UTC]

nicely done! I love that movie!
have you seen this? [link]

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Artistic-dribbles [2011-04-17 19:13:05 +0000 UTC]

Wow thats massive!! I love all the texture in this piece.

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blood-stained-hands [2011-04-16 11:53:25 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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davidmacdowell In reply to blood-stained-hands [2011-04-17 16:20:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow! That was really well done!

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blood-stained-hands In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-18 15:30:26 +0000 UTC]

i saw it and thought of you

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Aethalia [2011-04-13 15:24:47 +0000 UTC]

"Well, you know, that's like huh, your opinion, man." This portrait is awesome! I absolutely love hoiw you did the beard. I assume the Acrylic Modeling Paste is what turned the texture that way? Because if it is, I absolutely have to try this out!

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davidmacdowell In reply to Aethalia [2011-04-15 19:17:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ! Yeah-The modeling paste thickens the paint so much its great for imapasto pieces! [link]

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Aethalia In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-19 18:51:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for clearing that up! I definitely have to try it

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scarletwave [2011-04-13 07:03:21 +0000 UTC]

Ha! Just look at the continence of his BROW; Jeff meeeeeaaaanssss it, doesn't he? This might sound uhm, a bit, "gushy", but if I think of Jeff Bridges' career, and his talent and how it has grown and changed really it is not unlike yours. So this pic is so self revealing I think. Maybe more so than people know. That or I am completely high.
Either way, David, my talented as HELL friend, here is to GETTING IT ALL OUT!!!!

Cheers!



Jen

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davidmacdowell In reply to scarletwave [2011-04-15 19:14:04 +0000 UTC]

Hey wow! You are wayyyyyyyyyy too nice=But Ill take it! Maybe it is subconsiously a self Portrait=because I often feel "Hey-WTF is going on here-moannn"haaaaa.. I like the image and wanted to do an impasto,and it didnt hurt that at the same show were having a print release of the other Lebowski painting=so it fit as far as marketing, too.. The film/image is a SoCal locally worshipped image and thats where the show is=so Yeah=Its half "sellout" and half passion.Of course Ill lie and say its "totalpassion" but hey..do I look fat in these jeans?..No?? LIE!haaaaaa

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scarletwave In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-15 20:47:15 +0000 UTC]

You will never look fat in those jeans.

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blood-stained-hands [2011-04-12 22:37:49 +0000 UTC]

like cool man....

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mikepalomino [2011-04-12 20:47:28 +0000 UTC]

The Dude Abides! Great use of light and shadow too. Well done : ]

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JoE-EviL [2011-04-12 17:45:05 +0000 UTC]

Excellent!

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soadown [2011-04-12 16:33:11 +0000 UTC]

The application of the paint makes this look so disgusting, I love it. Nice job dude.

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lunchboxchan [2011-04-12 06:55:08 +0000 UTC]

The DUDE! lol that's sick as hell!

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lolly [2011-04-12 03:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!!!

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SRaffa [2011-04-12 02:33:28 +0000 UTC]

Seraphic; squisito!

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-12 20:36:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man! Probably gets as close to a religious painting without being religious I could do hundreds of these impastos but I dont know if theyll be perceived as a sloppy painter trying to make good. It would be ideal to get to this guys sloppy goodness [link]

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 20:45:40 +0000 UTC]

Actually worth a bookmark!
Here's a lovely image, too [link]

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-12 21:09:56 +0000 UTC]

Love his "fear of the unknown" speech=we all go through it, and its usually the best of times. Larkin told me "Your stuff is good and pretty strange, and no offense Dave, but you need to get stranger." Those words echo in my head alot. Its satisfying to stay safe in a productive comfort zone that "works", but that rebellious urge to make something unique on canvas- by surgically tearing it out of yourself- is absolutely necessary to clear the cobwebs of conformity. I always loved the ones that had the spirit to crash and burn=They always do it so lovely YOU-my friend-often push those freedom buttons. Damn-I should do it more often

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 21:16:44 +0000 UTC]

You know, the truth of it for me is, if an image or an approach to an image lingers to the point where I can't ignore it anymore, I'll sit down and get it done, whether anyone ever sees the results or not-- I think it's probably similar to the fact that you're actually seeing millions of things a day, and unlikely juxtapositions of those things every day, but your peculiar self ends up dreaming about just a few of those things every night; I think, given how short our time here really is, you gotta cede the time to the things that persist for you, whether that's an image, or a technique for visualizing that image...

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-12 21:25:46 +0000 UTC]

Right, as long as it gets out "by any means necessary"! I have a laundry list of what images I "need" to create, and more excited about exploring the technique more than the subject matter. This image of a movie star lessens the "art" intended=if it was a vague stranger it would be deemed more impressive..ahhhh-Its the sex & cash theory in full effect [link] shameless parttime whore that I am

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 21:33:37 +0000 UTC]

Concisely put!
Watching your technique grow and expand over the past few years has been hugely thrilling; I'm also a huge fan of your more "personal" paintings from earlier times; if there's someone who's found a way to legitimately inhabit both worlds without damaging compromises, I think that's you, brother.
Having said that, I'd love to see what the thoughts that led up to paintings as personal as The Giving Tree and Bubblegum might lead to, given the X-Men danger room training your technique has been purified by-- given the Beatles in Hamburg, Germany training your hand has acquired!

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-15 19:30:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh man-Youre really making my head expand with the Beatles comparison Older pieces had their own timely intentions, sometimes birthed from rebellous intention{as all young artists have}..Art is like the music industry=I have my top-ten "hits" and sometimes pieces barely break the top 100.. Im trying to caver too many genre's instead of being just one band,is the problem. Gallerys want you to be an old reliable /never changing name brand like "Doritos"..I feel sad and frustrated for the ones that never can change/grow because they bloomed too quickly..Once Led Zepplin adopted a disco beat..it was all over..haaaaa

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-15 20:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Aye, lad-- it's happened to some of my favorites.
What I wouldn't give to see some of the darker side of Norman Rockwell-- "Norman Rockwell: The Nightmare Collection"...

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-16 17:42:16 +0000 UTC]

If had done just one "Black Sabbath" album cover, he would have gained wider respect

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-16 20:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Now THERE'S a concept for a themed show...

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davidmacdowell In reply to SRaffa [2011-04-17 16:12:30 +0000 UTC]

SPEAKING of theme shows.. [link] Would you like to be in this? Ive thought of asking but wasnt sure of your thoughts/schedule.

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SRaffa In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-17 20:36:15 +0000 UTC]

It never ceases to amaze me how the world just keeps proceeding while my head remains down with my fellow ostriches... Looks like something worth reading further about; thanks brother!

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ChrisCrowell [2011-04-12 02:33:21 +0000 UTC]

Incredible brushwork man!

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davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 02:26:50 +0000 UTC]

any and all "go go" paintings rule-You can never get enough "go go" as far as Im concerned I wanna do one of her fighting Charlie Sheen=THAT would be funny!

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Flazzle-Dazzle [2011-04-12 02:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! I love it!

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davidmacdowell In reply to Flazzle-Dazzle [2011-04-12 02:20:49 +0000 UTC]

Hey`Thanks Flazzle!

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dopepope [2011-04-12 02:15:07 +0000 UTC]

Looks greeaat maaaaaaaan. Was this in the 'Quentin vs Coen' show?

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davidmacdowell In reply to dopepope [2011-04-12 02:17:17 +0000 UTC]

Naw-I couldnt be in that one because I had to do work for the Thinkspace solo comin up=But yeah=This would have been perfect..

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dopepope In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 02:18:17 +0000 UTC]

no doubt. there were some killer pieces in there! Nice work!

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davidmacdowell In reply to dopepope [2011-04-12 02:20:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks -Yeah I liked edith lebeau's{sp?} "Go Go" piece alot!

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dopepope In reply to davidmacdowell [2011-04-12 02:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh hells yes. So serene, quite the mask for her rage. Plus she's super cute and she captured her likeness really well.

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davidmacdowell In reply to dopepope [2011-04-12 02:27:49 +0000 UTC]

any and all "go go" paintings rule-You can never get enough "go go" as far as Im concerned I wanna do one of her fighting Charlie Sheen=THAT would be funny!

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