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Plywood Daisies

July 1, 2016 by dnart

Like many artists my age, I am addicted to Instagram. It’s my window into what’s happening all over the world. Some people would argue it’s just another time suck, but it’s so much more than blindly scrolling and double-tapping on cat memes. I do spend a fair amount of time going through pictures, but Instagram provides me with a lot of fuel. Do you know how uplifting it is to see someone your age making cool shit and building a […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood • Tags: Acrylic on Wood, David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham, Wood panels

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Fresh Faces

May 29, 2016 by dnart

A few posts ago I mentioned that I had been working on some cabinet cards as well as some old photographs. Cabinet cards date back to the late 1800’s and are basically portrait photographs mounted to cardboard. I actually started collecting these old photos back in my college years when I first learned about them in an art history course. You can find these little gems in old antique stores and sometimes they can be expensive. As luck would have […]

Categories: Acrylic on Paper, Durham • Tags: David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham, Durham artist, NC art, pop portrait, Scrap Exchange, Wood panels

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Worthy Old Oak

March 28, 2016 by dnart

Life has been busy in my little household. We welcomed Maggie Ann into the world on February 8th and my days have been a blur over the past 6 weeks. Being a baby daddy again is awesome and looking at my two daughters I can’t help but feel blessed. When possible I step out into the garage and get back to pushing paint. Time is tight right now, but I have managed to get a few things done. Lately I […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood, Commissions • Tags: Acrylic on Wood, Commission, David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham artist, NC art, Virginia

Tent Buster

February 25, 2016 by dnart

Back in 2013 I took a notebook of sketches to a hardware store and loaded up with supplies to construct my version of display panels for my EZ-UP tent. The price tag on manufactured walls to display art was way too high and I just didn’t have the budget to stomach it. My solution worked and has served me well over the past few years, but there were some issues. The biggest issue was that I couldn’t fit the panels, […]

Categories: Art Shows • Tags: Art show, David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham artist, Fall Foliage Festival

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Good Morning Captain

January 15, 2016 by dnart

Around the first of the year I saw the artist call for the Winter Community Show at the Carrack. I have plenty of paintings that I could have submitted, but where is the fun it that? My wife asked me why I always want to paint a new work for every show, but I never really thought I had a choice. When an idea comes to mind you have to see it through. And so the next week was filled […]

Categories: Acrylic on Canvas, Art Shows, Durham • Tags: Art show, Captain Kangaroo, Carrack Modern Art, David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham, Durham artist, NC art

Farewell 2015

December 22, 2015 by dnart

Christmas is in a few days, and like every year, I can’t believe the end of December is around the corner. This month is one of my favorites, but its also jam packed with stress related to whole gift-giving season. I love to get something special for my family, but going out to the mall or Target with the crazies is a personal nightmare. Thank the Lord for Amazon! It’s where I go to shop and it’s also […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood

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What month is it?

November 24, 2015 by dnart

October got away from me, unfortunately. A few weeks ago I looked at my calendar and realized that I didn’t post anything all month and that was upsetting. For the past few years I have made it my mission to use this blog to document what I have accomplished with my artwork and I have posted something at least once a month. Sometimes there is a lot to share, but sometimes there isn’t. It’s important for me to get better […]

Categories: Art Shows, Durham • Tags: 50/Fifty Art Show, acrylic on linen, Crafthoop, David Norcross Art, DNart, Durham Art Guild, Durham artist, Fall Foliage Festival, Linen Ladies, NC art, Pinups

The FFFn Weekend

September 30, 2015 by dnart

The sky has been stuck in neutral gray and it feels like its been raining for a week, which can only mean one thing. It’s time for the Fall Foliage Festival in Waynesboro, VA. Fingers crossed the weather will have this gloom out of its system by next weekend and we will get clear skies. I really love the FFF and am excited to get my tent out, set up shop and unpack those paintings I had tucked away in […]

Categories: Acrylic on Canvas, Art Shows • Tags: Acrylic paint, Art show, Canvas, David Norcross Art, DNart, Fall Foliage Festival, Virginia

Linen Ladies

August 20, 2015 by dnart

I devote a lot of mental time trying to come up with new and inventive uses of common materials to play with and possibly add to my mix of media. Sometimes it works and sometimes it fails, but it’s always exciting for me. I go into these ventures cautiously – I may get super stoked about a new idea and purchase all of the materials, but then mull the next step over for a year or longer. That may seem […]

Categories: Acrylic on Wood • Tags: acrylic on linen, DNart, Durham artist, embroidery hoop art

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Author Archives: dnart

Plywood Daisies

Fresh Faces

Worthy Old Oak

Tent Buster

Good Morning Captain

Farewell 2015

What month is it?

The FFFn Weekend

Linen Ladies