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A plethora of mountain creatures in migration across the Colorado landscape.
No size or intricacy is out of the question when it
comes to Dolan’s collage commission capacity. This oversized paper collage diptych – two works hung side by side, a continuation of the same scene on each panel – features a plethora of mountain creatures in migration across the Colorado landscape, including elk, mule deer, and a tiny fox leading the charge (a personal request from the client commissioning the piece for their Steamboat
Springs vacation home). This piece was fashioned on two large wood panels, each treated with an initial layer of acrylic paint to emulate the deep tones of the mountains and multi shades of the forest floor in autumn. Each animal was hand
sketched then collaged with hundreds of pieces of vintage paper, each carefully layered to create texture and contour of animals in motion. Dolan capped off the scene by sponging in golden aspens and dreamy coral- and violet-hued flora before finishing each panel in oversized handmade salvaged metal frames.
