new series of sketches im doing.. Expression series

So I've decided to do a series of sketches in ballpoint pent and colored pencil. I call it the expression series. It's theme is the idea of words and sound as used to express ones self and the power/energy that these spoken intonations create. above is an example of one of the sketches titled, "Joyful Noise". Enjoi

My Gallo Mural is on the "Good Wall" in Little Havana, Miami

This past Sunday i completed my addition to the locally known "Good Wall" in Little Havana, Miami. The Good Wall Project is a mural project on the wall alongside the Goodwill Superstore of Calle Ocho in Downtown Miami's Little Havana. The individual squares of the mural are being painted with signature artwork by local artists and collectively make up an amazing mural, which spans the side of the building and wraps around the other end. Some well-known Miami-based artists are involved - Monique Lassooij, Luis Berros, Derek Wilson, Vince 'Bad Panda' Herrera, Diana Contreras, Registered Artist, and more. Above is my piece that I call "Gallo". Its located at 982 SW 8th Street Miami, FL 33130. Pass through & enjoy the work of some of miami's best artists!! ND

One of My pieces is in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Competition

Hi Friends, Family, and My Constant Supporters, One of my pieces has been put in the running for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Competition. It's a national Competition and the winning piece will be exhibited at the Miami Art Basel SCOPE show which is one of the best, biggest, and busiest satellite shows during Miami art Basel weekend. I ask that you simply cast a daily vote for my piece. You can vote once a day from now until November 8th.. so please take the time to bookmark the link and cast a vote every time you find yourself on FB Lets make this happen and "Get Out Our Dreams" together! Btw please share with as many people as you can! https://www.facebook.com/bombaysapphire/app_126880350850476?app_data=rw_showcase_3766 Kindly, Nate

Select pieces of my work are now available on merch!

Now available at the society6 website are select pieces of my artwork on pillows, cards, stationaries, ipad/ipod cases, laptop skins, prints, canvas tranfers & more! check it out:

http://society6.com/Artistnatedee

guess who got a Miami Newtimes "Mastermind 2013 Honorable Mention"

SEE A COPY OF THE ARTICLE TAKEN FROM THEIR BLOG BELOW:
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2013/02/2013_mastermind_honorable_ment_2.php

Miami New Times' Mastermind Awards honors the city's most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 100 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We'll be profiling those honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year's three Mastermind Award winners will be announced February 28 at Artopia, our annual soiree celebrating Miami culture. For tickets and more information, visit the website.




A native Floridian, artist Nathan Delinois knew he wanted to be an artist at a young age. Delinois has been exhibited countless times, won a slew of awards, and had his artwork selected for the American & Russian Art Exchange.



He's also been involved with the Broward Art Guild, Purple Sunday Artgroup, and Bakehouse, and featured in DUO Magazine, Delve Magazine, WeMerge, Making Waves, and more.



Incorporating many influences, Delinois says, "I have so many it's hard to just give a few; I am definitely influenced by my Haitian background and the use of color in a lot of Haitian traditional works of art. At the same time I am also influenced by a lot of the graffiti of Marc Ecko, Tat's cru, and the Inkheads. There is also the design quality of the Art Nouveau movement, African art, and the drama of Greek art from the Hellenistic period. Currently I've been quite inspired by the work of some contemporary artists, especially that of the new pop surrealists also known as lowbrow artists."



How does he feel about his Honorable Mention from the New Times? "I have been doing the art thing for eight years, it's been a great ride in which I've met the most interesting people and had a chance to contribute to a lot of great events, exhibitions, and venues. It's always great to get a nod for something you love to do."



Follow the jump for more Nate Delinois.

Tigris



Cultist: In first grade, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I actually wanted to be an architect for a long time until I got to high school and my drafting teacher had an architect come talk to us. He told us the most depressing story about how there was so much competition in the market, how he hadn't had a job in months, and how work in general was slow... at the end of his talk I changed my mind and also wanted to give him $5 cause it sounded like he really needed it (laughs).



If you could live in any one time period, in any country, which would it be? France during the time that Art Nouveau was big and Mucha was there doing much of his work. The style is so ornate and had a very strong design quality to it. It would be exciting to see it firsthand at a time when it still was very new.

Many a Kiss



Three favorite artists?

Easily: Alphonse Mucha, Kris Lewis, and Shawn Barber.



Favorite season in Miami?

Winter... it's great weather and the busy part of art season.

The Rain



If you could live with any artist, living or dead, for one year, who would it be? Kehinde Wiley. I'd love to see his process for making art, from concept to sketches, to photographing, and finally painting his works. I feel I can gain a great deal of technical knowledge from him.



Follow Nate Delinois on Twitter @artistnatedee and Facebook and visit his website.

new painting: Tigris

Happy friday.. so i finished a piece yesterday for a show and it had me thinking about how much it amazes me how fast i'm able to work when i have short time frame. The show was yesterday and i literally started the painting 3 days before (concept, sketches, and all). Anyway, I'm rather pleased with the outcome. Enjoy:

Tigris. 24"x18". oil on panel

Please vote for me... Rawartist - raw awards

http://www.rawartists.org/natedee

Hi all, if you remember i took part in an art exhibition roughly 3 months ago called RAW:Blend. The one night show was a success with a turnout of hundreds and as a result I sold 2 original pieces which was an added bonus.

Now that the Raw organization is ending their exhibiting season they are focusing on the Raw awards which is a national competition among those that got into their shows and exhibited. Over the next two weeks all artists take part in online voting per city... the 10 with the most votes move onto the semi finals for that city  in which they are judged by local creative celebrities and industry professional. They will choose 5 of those 10 to move onto the national competition. The benefit of winning the nationals is that the winner will receive a career building prize package... this includes gallery placement, services, consultations, business solutions, and national exposure.

This will be an amazing opportunity to really jump my art career forward ... so i ask that you please go to the link above and vote for me... you just need to register for an account (this only takes a minute or two) then you can vote for me once a day from today to October 15. (if u manually need to search you can do so by city, just choose miami... and I'm on the 2nd page)

AS YOU ALL KNOW, my goal is to be able to do my art full time and this is an opportunity to do so.. thanks for your continual support and please pass this on to your friends!

newest Sketchy submission

So its been about 5 month since i've submitted a sketchy to www.sketchymiami.com for their portrait project... so i figured why not do a quick one. I provided the original source image provided on the sketchymiami site... i actually had fun doing this one and its in line with my current series of painting focused on figures in animal masks. Enjoy

Transmute

My newest painting... not including research, Canvas building, rough drafts, and sketching this baby took 25hr just to paint. she's roughly 48"x48", and prints (as well as original) are available on demand (send ur requests through www.natedee.com) ..... enjoy!

inspired by the archaic science of Alchemy:

Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners' claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base metals into the noble metals gold or silver, as well as an elixir of life conferring youth and immortality. Western alchemy is recognized as a protoscience that contributed to the development of modern chemistry and medicine. Alchemists developed a framework of theory, terminology, experimental process and basic laboratory techniques that are still recognizable today. But alchemy differs from modern science in the inclusion of Hermetic principles and practices related to mythology, religion, and spirituality

FireFox painting: Painting Process

Every so often I like to document my painting process through images. Below you will find my latest Painting titled FoxFire... i am currently still working on it so I'll be update the images until its completed... enjoy!

next step is to finish the fingers,  then mask, then hair..... afterwards back into the background for final touches... this point represents 4 hrs of painting.

Mexican Hairless Painting in tempera

 So Not only am i a professional artist but I also am an art educator that instructs in drawing, painting, and computer art...

Today i decided to do a 30 minute demonstration on the use of tempera paint for one of my classes and here is the result.
 not bad for 30 minutes huh! enjoy!

sketch for next painting

enjoy the possibilities

drawn out on canvas.... lets see what happens from here ;-)

Doing a Live Group Mural with the Multiversal Group During 2011 Miami Art Basel

Catch me Thursday Dec 1st as I do a life mural with at the Multiversal Group art Exhibition....

Location:
194 nw 24th street
Wynwood Art District
Miami, Fl 33179


here is the lowdown:
Art Basel Miami Beach, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas, is considered the most important art show throughout the United States. As the sister event of Switzerland’s Art Basel, it has served as the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past forty years. In that spirit, for the duration of Art Basel, More than Art Group & Kazilla Productions will be hosting the art collaborative Multiversal 2011 – a unique series of exhibitions showcasing the works of many talented emerging and established artists from all around the world.

Multiversal is the brainchild of rising star Cassie “Kazilla” Williams and was founded in 2009 during Art Basel. In this first year, Multiversal 2009 drew in more than 4,000 visitors; and then in 2010, Multiversal became a fan favorite attracting more than 7,000 people into the heart of Miami’s Wynwood Art District. This year we are expecting twice as many people to attend our Multiversal 2011 show. The Multiversal experience features various emerging and established artists from all around the world — including designers, film-makers, body painters, artistic performers, bands, contemporary artists and many more.

see: http://multiversalmiami.com/ for more details

digital sketchy miami submission

did the sketch of this then colored it in photoshop, think im havin too much fun with these things... lol

currently have wrk up at villa 221... nxt week is the reception

hope to see you there

newest submission to sketchy miami 9/26

newest submission to sketchy miami

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took like 45 minutes, did it in colored pencil... was pretty fun... you can check out my other sketches by clicking here

Secrets, Regrets, Joys, & Truths

This marks the first exhibition opening that i have taken part in planning, promoting, and executing. It will also be the official after party for the wynwood art walk.

Art-n-Hustle in association with Christopher Miro Gallery
Presents Secrets, Regrets, Joys & Truths.

As art is a reflection of life, featured art will explore the more subtle moments in life we may miss.

Featured artist:
Nate Dee
Vanessa Craan
Nicole Ricca
T Eliott Mansa

Villa 221
221 NE 17th Street
Miami, Florida

Saturday, June 11 at 8:00pm - June 12 at 12:00am

Music by: Polar Bear Pierre

FREE ENTRY Doors open from 8-12am

The show will also feature performances, music, complimentary wine, full bar, and audio sounds by DJ Polar Bear Pierre.

As always entry is free of charge so be sure to come out ready to enjoy yourself, socialize, and party!

***FEEL FREE TO FRWD THIS INVITE***

Process: Self Portrait

So from time to time I like to document my art making process. This is a self portrait I did about 4 months ago.. I went back and did a few revisions after the final picture was taken just to fix the right eye and tone down a few of the warmer colors. With that being said... ENJOY!

Fall for the Arts- work on display

I will have work on display at the Adrienne Arsht center this Sunday for the Fall for the Arts festival. This is a FREE EVENT that goes from 12pm - 6pm so feel free to pass through.. the event will feature:
The best of Miami's cultural and community service organizations coming together to celebrate the start of the art season...

Two performance stages
Children activities
Food Vendors
Seminars on community based projects
giveaways from over 100 arts organizations
more the 30 Adrienne Arsht center shows on sale

You will find my work under the Life is Art tent/booth