Danni Dawson
I still have had a bunch of bill-paying projects that have kept me from do any paintings, so I thought I’d highlight another painter. Back when I was a struggling musician, as opposed to struggling artist, my musical partner and I befriended a Washington, DC master’s degree in painting candidate, Danni Dawson. She happened to be a dedicated fan of music, and sought out musicians to be her models. I vaguely remember that she met and painted Kris Kristofferson on his first tour. And a Canadian singer, Tony Kosinec, among many others. When she asked us to model for her, we were happy to oblige, and here is that painting. I’m the pensive one on the right.
Portrait of Owenroe | Danni Dawson | 1971
Not surprisingly, Danni has gone on to great things, as you can see at her website. You should take a look at her beautiful portraits, as well as her luminous still lifes. I haven’t seen Danni since the early 70′s, I hope she won’t mind that I’ve captured one of her paintings here:
Lucia Henderson | Danni Dawson
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