Denise Dalzell

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A painter born and raised in Los Angeles, I grew up in a family of visual artists, including my father and grandfather, who were both cinematographers. I learned the importance of framing and lighting to set a scene and the power of stringing scenes together to tell a compelling story.

After graduating from California State University, Northridge, I worked as an Illustrator, Muralist, and Greeting Card Designer before discovering painting with acrylics and colored pencil. I am inspired largely by traveling with my family and what I encounter in everyday life, and live with my husband, son, and dog in Los Angeles.

My paintings are impressions of the scenes and situations that I encounter abroad and in daily life. They illustrate scenes from the stories that surround us, individual frames from a longer constantly evolving film.

My current work centers on my consideration of the relationships that develop between us and around us; how our common experiences affect us collectively and influence us individually. What causes us to become lost and find out way together, how we ultimately all live with each other inspires me, and my images are inspired by these encounters.

Stories surround us. Color, movement, and body language combine and contrast to illustrate these moments. What do we bring to a story, and what do learn from being a part of it? What we create together. how we grow together, how we develop an understanding of each other together.

Selected Works

Ciambella by Denise Dalzell

Ciambella

Paintings - 61x51 cm
Hill St. by Denise Dalzell

Hill St.

Paintings - 61x61 cm
Summit by Denise Dalzell

Summit

Paintings - 76x61 cm
Arabesque by Denise Dalzell

Arabesque

Paintings - 91x91 cm
Pairs by Denise Dalzell

Pairs

Paintings - 41x30 cm
Five Skaters by Denise Dalzell

Five Skaters

Paintings - 31x31 cm
Glide by Denise Dalzell

Glide

Paintings - 20x20 cm
The City by Denise Dalzell

The City

Paintings - 61x51 cm
Salon by Denise Dalzell

Salon

Paintings - 41x31 cm
Sixteenth by Denise Dalzell

Sixteenth

Paintings - 76x61 cm

Spring Street Corner

Paintings - 40x30 cm

Arrivals

Paintings - 61x51 cm

Eight

Paintings - 76x76 cm

pch 1968

Paintings - 33x31 cm

A Late Lunch

Paintings - 40x30 cm

Dusk

Paintings - 31x31 cm

What You Bring With You

Paintings - 31x41 cm

Festival

Paintings - 76x101 cm

Passersby

Paintings - 61x77 cm

Docent

Paintings - 41x31 cm

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