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December Issue
2008
Elder Gallery
in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by Daniel Bayless
Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC, will present the exhibit, Present Moments, featuring works by San Francisco artist, Daniel Bayless, on view from Dec. 5 - 31, 2008.
As Bayless explains, "when you slow down, sit and look at something, time slows down. You really do notice that there is a lot going on all around you that you may not have seen before. That's what I'm trying to express with my new paintings," he says. "It's like, 'Here's the moment!'. It's all here in a series of present moments."
In the tradition of the great impressionists of the 19th century, Bayless records the most subtle sensations of light, those ephemeral particles that engage the senses. He observes the natural elements of a scene and using powerful brushwork and luminosity, he arranges them within the frame of his canvas in such a manner that the viewer experiences the focused energy and spontaneity apparent in each scene.
Bayless was born in Borger, TX, a town at the top of that state, where towering clouds, not skyscrapers, dominate the horizon and color the landscape. At a young age, he began to observe the fluid nature of these colors, always changing in the sunlight. As a result, his parents promptly enrolled him in children's oil painting class at the age of five. Bayless won National Merit Scholarship awards each year during his four year high school career. In 1974, the young artist studied with Russian painter, Sergei Bongart. Impressed with his student's talents, Bongart offered Bayless a scholarship.
Painting is not the only passion in Bayless' life. He is an accomplished jewelry designer. After attending the University of Arizona, Bayless left for New York, where he completed his degree at the Abbey School for Jewelry and Art Metal Design. He was apprenticed to Maurice Galli, head designer of the prestigious Fifth Avenue firm of Harry Winston. He continued to paint as well. Bayless met and worked with abstract expressionist Fred Mitchell. The influence of Mitchell's abstraction combined with the powerful colorist influence of Bongart's impressionism, provide the foundation upon which Bayless creates his paintings. Attention to detail and design, essential in crafting fine jewelry, also influences his oils.
Bayless' paintings are included in both private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Mexico, England, Hong Kong and Japan. His collectors include such luminaries as Elizabeth Taylor and the late Leonard Bernstein.
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check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
704/370-6337 or visit (www.elderart.com).
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