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Dave Niec: Night Owl Artist/Make Milwaukee 2012 Week 4
Tagged: UWM, Stars, Sculptures, painting, night, nature, moon, drawing, art
Filed: Make Milwaukee
Lisa Goldman
| Feb 6 2012 - 12:20pm |
Dave Niec and I go way back. We were both in UWM's Fine Arts program "back in the day", taking life drawing courses with Prof. Steve Samerjan (who is a cross between Phil Donahue and William Shatner) and other faculty.
Fast forward 25 years, and here he is: a successful visual artist who makes Milwaukee by contributing ethereal, atmospheric paintings of moon phases, and stars.
Dave works at night...LATE at night--as in ALL NIGHT--up at his family cottage a few hours north of Milwaukee. His technique is unique: He lies down on a tarp, with perhaps a sleeping bag to stay warm, and then props his paintings up and paints them while he lies down (avoiding some major kinks in his neck).
I met up with Dave at his Riverwest home/studio and he gave me a tour of his space and his current work.
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I used the interview in my classroom with a lesson about Moonlight Sonata. This was a great way to weave subjects together for the students. They thought it was awesome.
Sandy
Is it possible for Dave to send Miss Schmidt's class a message and one of his pretty pictures online? They want to know how long it takes him to make a painting and is his work area always that messy? We are at sseibert@freedomschools.k12.wi.us
Thank you, Sandy. Glad it came in handy..(hey, that rhymes!)
Lisa
I love the interview with Dave Niec: Night Owl Artist. I have several of Dave's paintings in my home. I love how the paintings change with the time of the day. They look one way with the morning light, another during the day and in the evening light the paintings change again. Awesome, way to go! Lee Eifler
I love hearing about Dave and his work. I have a wonderful small charcoal drawing of a tree in my living room, and I enjoy it so much. I am happy that he is gaining recognition.
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