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denniS orlando

lives and works in Churchville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Dennis Orlando was born in Philadelphia, PA, United States, and was my paintings have become pretty much a visual travelogue of the
trained as a fine arts painter and commercial graphic designer at people and places I’ve experienced.”
the Hussian School of Art and bucks County College. He spent over Dennis's paintings continue to demonstrate how traditional
thirty years pursuing careers in both fields. In 1988, Dennis started painterly techniques can be created totally through the use of
working with computer graphics for advertising design projects, digital technology. His paintings have won numerous awards and
while continuing to paint and draw with traditional artist tools. In his work has been exhibited on an international level, viewed
1991, he added the use of digital painting software to his fine arts in dozens of magazines and featured in over twenty-five books
toolbox and spent the next 17 years dedicating himself exclusively published globally.
to pioneering the field of "Digital Fine Art Painting".
Today, in his studio-home in Churchville, Pennsylvania, he continues
“Moving from the city to the countryside over twenty years ago to work with the latest digital equipment creating inspirational
allowed me the opportunity to fully explore my love of ponds, drawings and paintings. “I’m always learning and exploring new
lakes, hills and fields. I’m always drawn to natural subjects that ways to create my art. I love creating digital paintings and I still love
are enhanced by dramatic contrast and the subtle effects of light using traditional brushes, oils and canvas. As an artist, having the
and shadow. I’ve had the privilege to travel and have seen some ability to work with this combination of tools has taken my work to
magnificent places that continue to inspire my work. Over the years, a whole another level.
 tHe paLaCe oF Fine arts, san FranCisCo, 2000 DIgITAl PAINTINg

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