This month our creative arts council hosted Norm Daniels as our Featured Artist. He paints in oils, and specializes in Plein Air Impressionism, specifically surfing and island paintings. Here he shows a few of his works, discussing how he painted each one. Norm and Keith knew each other in college, so that's a fun connection, plus Norm now works at the Christian Camp in our small town. He's a fun guy to talk to ... he's just great!
Norm also painted a work for us, talking the entire time, barefoot in deep winter. Here's he's working from a sketch of the Hotel del Coronado; many of his works are of Balboa Park scenes as well. He says he must paint barefoot. Currently his work is selling quite well from a gallery (McKibben Studios) in Corona Del Mar. If you'd like to see more of his work, check out this link right here.
While painting, Norm quoted, "Painting is just a series of corrections." He also said, "I want to paint on purpose," something he doesn't always do, I guess. He's a quick painter, spending an hour or two on a painting at most. We all sat there, watching him and asking questions while he painted such an amazing painting -- so freeform, so quick, and definitely barefoot. My favorite thing he said last night was: "I have two kinds of clothes: those with paint on them, and those that are gonna have paint on them." Norm Daniels lives art -- gotta love his passion in his laid back surfer dude way.
I'll post a few more photos on my Extras Blog if you want to see more of Norm at work.
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