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Yvonne Dagger

ImageYvonne Dagger’s works are defined by poignant and startling details that at first glance appear to be mysterious and even possibly inconsequential. A black and white painting that evokes a sense of history and self turned on its head by one single dot of red. Tiny boxes, that on their own and meaningless, come together to create a larger story. Dagger’s works demonstrate how the smallest elements, often at first ignored, can have the largest and most unexpected impact on how we view life.

A Long Island native, Yvonne’s passion for creating works of art began at the age of 11. However, it wasn’t until after her children were raised that she decided to follow her life long dream of becoming a professional artist.

While pursuing her degree in Fine Arts at Hofstra University, she rediscovered her passion for painting. Shortly thereafter she had her first solo show and later that year won the prestigious Art of the Northeast- Prudential Wheeler Award.

Yvonne’s oil and acrylic paintings and drawings can be found in many personal collections nationally. She has shown in numerous venues all over the northeast including: Hecksher Museum in Huntington, NY; Nadejda Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island; Michael Perez Gallery in TriBecca, NYC; Silvermine Museum in New Canaan, CT; Guild Hall Gallery in East Hampton, NY; Clayton & Liberatore Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY and Chrysalis Gallery in Southampton, NY. Her work has ranged from corporate paintings to her own interpretations of cherished moments in time.

Yvonne's success in the art world has helped gain her local and national exposure. “Hope,” an oil on canvas painting, was showcased on a CD-Rom used for The Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Center on Long Island, “Ellen Squared,” a multi media work was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2005 and “Gridlocked” was shown and used for a children’s activity book at Hecksher Museum in Huntington, NY. In addition, “Scion tC,” an acrylic on canvas piece can be seen hanging in Toyota Headquarters in Torrence, California.
 
Canvas Printing

Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print  is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.

 
Art Prints – How are they made?

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Photography by Laurie Barone-Shafer
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.

Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.

First thing – Photo Size

If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).
 
Learning to Paint Watercolors

Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art.  Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes.  Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.

Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough.  Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added.  Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture.  Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.

Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper.  Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper.  Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable.  Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets.  The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.
 
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