Denise Dunlap
Artist Statement
My abstract paintings go through many stages as they accumulate experiences and each find their unique voice. Through my process of adding and subtracting, mark-making and layering, a feeling of time and place emerges in the painting. I use color to find form, and my palette is strongly influenced by the light, landscape, and waters of Cape Cod. At a distance, the paintings invite the viewer to enter them. And if the painting does its job, you will want to move in to examine each section more closely, then step away again, having gained a better feel and understanding of what the painting is trying to say.
Portfolio
Early Morning After
acrylic on stretched canvas; framed
$725.
End of Tonset
Oil on canvas
$370.
Reflected Sky
Oil on canvas
$330.
Feels Like Home
acrylic on stretched canvas; framed
$1000.
Beyond the Sea
acrylic on stretched canvas
$1200.
Falling Sunlight
acrylic on stretched canvas; framed
$650.
The Theory of Sailing
collage/paper, matted & framed w/glass
$120.
Rustling Leaves
acrylic • 2025
$1125.
.Feels Like Home
acrylic on stretched canvas; framed • 2026
$1400.
Sea Fire
acrylic on stretched canvas; framed • 2026
$950.
Rooted and Grounded I
acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas • 2024
$1125.
The Narrows
acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas • 2025
$1125.