Size & Details
Size & Details
A custom portrait crafted for a long-time Dolan Geiman collector, this vertically-oriented full-body rendering of a Western heroine features subtle tips of the cowgirl hat to her favorite things. Bedecked in tall leather boots and a flowing, rust-colored fringed skirt and creamy blouse, adorned to the hilt with classic turquoise jewelry, the statement star of this piece stands ready with her take-no-nonsense rifle in hand. Crafted from vintage papers with special Texas snippets selected from Dolan’s collection, this unique portrait will serve as a special family heirloom. Interested in exploring your own portrait commission? Explore more in Dolan’s custom artwork portfolio.
- Medium: vintage papers and acrylic on wood
- Size: 72" H x 37.75" W (framed)
- Frame: handmade salvaged tin frame with Museum Plexi
- Hardware: ready to hang with D-rings on back
Story
Story
Process
Process
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Dolan Geiman Paper Collages
Dolan's signature paper collage artwork celebrates America's West and Southwest. Color, composition, and detail come to life in hand-cut vintage materials, many salvaged in Dolan's cross-country travels.
Creating the original collage starts with a wood panel. Dolan pulls vintage sheet music from his vast collection and applies these to the wood, first with glue, then with a top layer of whitewash paint. In many prints, this background layer of sheet music peeks through.
Next, Dolan draws the outline for the original collage in graphite atop the sheet music.
Dolan returns to his extensive trove of collected papers - think magazines, antique textbooks, handwritten letters salvaged from abandoned farmsteads - and begins pulling the ideal colors for the piece. He cuts each piece of material by hand and carefully layers into the artwork. These collages are carefully crafted from thousands of small papers: no two are exactly alike.
Dolan's paper collages are finished in a handmade frame constructed from salvaged metal or a modern, minimal wood or metal frame.
