HOME IN THE HILL COUNTRY original paper collage

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Size & Details

Size & Details

Welcome to this idyllic slice of the West Texas countryside! Deer and jackrabbits mingle amongst vibrant flora and thriving cacti, while a well-loved, weathered stone farmhouse and windmill stand watch from afar, buffered by stately live oak trees. A perfect example of the precision and detail offered in Dolan Geiman's contemporary paper collages, this work offers a quiet moment to explore and reflect on the hundreds of pieces of vintage paper - and their unique stories - incorporated throughout.
  • Medium: vintage papers and acrylic on wood
  • Size: 49" H x 89" W x 1.25" D (framed)
  • Frame: handmade salvaged tin frame with Museum Plexi
  • Hardware: ready to hang with D-rings on back
Story

Story

Your invitation to travel to a quiet place

Dolan has always been enamored with the flora and fauna that abound in West Texas' varied landscapes and ecosystems. Drawing on his own rural upbringing, he sought to bring to life a snippet in the hundreds of years of a farmhouse's life, and while the building takes a backseat to the plants and creatures populating the foreground, one has the sense that this house has seen it all and continues to watch with bemusement and a little chuckle. Dolan has pulled in popular characters from his expansive portfolio - including a buck and a pair of curious jackrabbits - offering a look into the goings-on of the bustling countryside. Throughout the piece, nods to this special corner of the country can be spotted, including maps and local advertisements. Consider this your invitation to travel to a quiet place where time stands still and compelling stories spring from the ground like flowers.

Process

Process

Each Dolan Geiman collage is crafted from hand-cut vintage papers sourced over decades of exploration and careful categorizing, held dearly until the perfect piece arrives to claim their colors and texture. Learn more about the making of paper collages here.

process
Limited Series

Limited Series

Each work in Dolan Geiman’s portfolio is unique and hand-crafted. Works indicated with “limited series” are reiterations of a recurring theme or concept.

A Certificate of Authenticity is available upon request.

  • Each piece in a limited series is created with an inimitable collection of found materials: no two are exactly alike, although they may look similar at a glance.
  • Details, colors, specific materials, typography and frame will differ from work to work.
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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.