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dENNIS ORLANdO

Lives and works in Churchville, PA, USA

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Dennis Orlando was born in 1956, in the city of Philadelphia, United States. the subtle effects of light and shadow. I’ve had the privilege to travel and
He was trained as a fine arts painter and commercial graphic designer at have seen some magnificent places that continue to inspire my work. My
the Hussian School of Art and spent over thirty years pursuing careers paintings are pretty much a visual travelogue of the people, islands and
in both fields. In 1988, Dennis started working with computer graphics countries I’ve experienced.”
for advertising design projects while continuing to paint and draw with In his studio-home in Churchville, Pennsylvania, Dennis works with the
traditional artist tools. In 1991, he added the use of digital software to his latest digital equipment creating drawings and paintings, in conjunction
fine arts toolbox and helped to pioneer the creation of digital painterly fine with his traditional brushes, oils and easel. “I’m always learning and
art. All of his digital painting skills and techniques are self-taught. exploring new ways to create my art. I love working over top of my digital
Dennis Orlando has spent the last 16 years demonstrating how traditional paintings and combining them with my traditional oils, to take my work to
painterly art can be created totally through the use of digital technology. another level. Much of my new work might be considered mixed media,
His paintings have won numerous awards and his work has been exhibited but for me it’s all just painting.”
on an international level, viewed in dozens of magazines and featured in Today, Dennis Orlando is considered a Master Digital Painter. His work
over twenty books published globally. is said to “Achieve a delicacy of expression unusual in digital art. His
“Moving from the city to the countryside over twenty years ago allowed landscapes and still lifes capture the mysterious, evanescent quality
me the ability to fully explore my love of ponds, lakes, hills and fields. I’m of light in a way that clearly owes more to the impressionists than to
always drawn to subjects that feature both the dramatic contrast and computer science.”

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