We are not worthy....

If someone had told you when you were ten years old that you would become an accomplished artist and that your medium of choice would be colored pencils, what would you have done , would you have laughed it off and moved on or would you develop your skills and exceeded everyone's expectations?

Well 2007 Maine College of Art Graduate Joshua Dallaire  has done the later.  His work in colored pencil is at first glance astounding , upon further inspection impressive and after several moments of observation all I could chant is I'm not worthy as I humbly looked for a space on the floor to pronate myself and pay homage to the pencil master.
Joshua Dallaire has taken the colored pencil to new heights with work that has a mystical magical quality that he calls "Bio-Geo Luminescence. Josh has chops with a technique that bridges abstract impressionism and that of a realist painter , a kind of a Monet-Wyeth hybrid with a pencil.  The bottom line is Joshua has the "it factor", that blend of imagination, detail & understanding. To quote his web site his colored pencil work goes further it begs the question;  "where does reality end & abstraction begin?"   For Joshua it starts and ends on a sheet of 24" x 30" paper, and can be viewed live at Daunis Jewelery gallery right here in the Port City.  The show runs through next month and is available for viewing during the Jewelry gallery business hours 10am - 4:30pm. at 616 Congress street 3rd floor, right next to Mesa Verde & Portland Yoga Studio.

Why go see the Bio-Geo Luminescence art of Joshua Dallaire 

Because your good mind needs good art!





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Joshua Dallaire has a virtual Gallery and can be viewed by clicking into the link:  Joshua Dallaire Gallery