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About Me

Exhibitions - Current & Upcoming
-Annual Greenwood/Phinney Artwalk, at Greenworks Realty, 7406 Greenwood Ave. N. Seattle, WA USA, Friday May 9 (6-9:30 PM) and Saturday May 10 (Noon - 5PM). Please note that while the event has passed, the artwork will remain at Greenworks until the end of May and they don't mind polite visitors who want to stop by and view the art, so....stop by if you'd like and/or you missed the event!
-"Peering Behind the Veil : The Metaphysical Tradition in Contemporary Art", the art of Bill Fahey, Don Farrell and Kurt Vance, at Art/Not Terminal Sub-T Room, 2045 Westlake Ave. Seattle, WA USA, June 7-July 3, with opening reception June 7, 7-10 PM.
-Cornucopia Days Festival Small Works Exhibit, at the Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe Street, Kent, WA USA, July 9-August 28, with the opening celebration/gala Wednesday, July 9, 5-8 PM.
A recent artist statement...
"I am intrigued by the amalgam of all that is alive, called by whatever name one chooses, or by no name at all. I watch it progress through cycles, in which each mini-death can be the catalyst for a transformation of petals unfolding, renaissance blooming anew.
A component of this glorious amalgam, I have found myself influenced and inspired by that to which I am connected. In my mind's eye, numerous cultures, ancient and modern, meld together into one timeless vision. My creativity is further nourished by headwaters in the Wilderness, where a relative lack of synthetic distraction allows one to truly feel the Heartbeat, which pumps creation into every vessel.
Both an observer and a participant, I am a paintbrush-wielding note-taker in cyclical (non-linear) time, always amazed by the many little transformations that are scale models of the Transformation insufficiently comprehended in the two dimensions of mere allegory."
Fantasic Garden (detail) - acrylic on canvas
I have uploaded much of my art here , since the detail closeups seem to look much nicer than at my archaic website .
And...finally...I have opened two online gift shoppes...
Transformation Window sells all kinds of lovely products printed with my art - including magnets, coffee mugs, buttons, mouse pads, journals and more. For some reason, I cannot get myspace to link this correctly, so please paste the addresse into your browser: http://www.cafepress.com/dfarrell
The Art of Don Farrell sells greeting cards, prints and even some originals.
Oh yeah, and I also have works at Epilogue Fantasy Art .
Deities Obsolete - acrylic on canvas

My Interests

The Graceful Ascension, acrylic (SOLD)

My interests include :

- art
- music
- organic veggies, fruits and "flowers"
- La Familia (biological and otherwise)
- bicycling
- hiking (especially glacial mountains, volcanoes, temperate rainforests...)
- international travel
- adventure
- magick (as opposed to magic)
- mysterious ancient cultures
- pondering the calendar's end
- Revolution and Transformation

Hombre de Maiz, Â¡LevÃ¡ntate! - pen & ink

I'd like to meet:

Long-lost friends, people from cultures besides my own, visionaries, revolutionaries...

...and, of course, people whose lives revolve around art...artists, art collectors, the owners of art-related businesses, legitimate exhibition venues and publishing industry folk (magazines, lithographers, book publishers, etc.)

Music:

CastaÃ±uelas - acrylic

I passionately enjoy music of numerous genres, by many different artists, most of whom wouldn't be liked or even known about by those considered "cool". Having never been much of a sheep, this is fine by me.

El Barquero - acrylic and ink

Movies:

Forest of Illumination, acrylic on canvas

I prefer films with depth, and characters that are more than two-dimensional. This generally, but not always, translates to I prefer foreign films. I do have my guilty pleasures, though, but will spare myself the embarrassment of publicly airing the list. My other cinematic pleasure, which requires no guilt, is excellently rendered animation, almost all of which hails from Japan.

Television:

In my life, television exists only for the purpose of plugging in DVD players and VCRs to watch movies.

13 Ahau : Hesitation's Salt Pillar - acrylic on canvas

Books:

I enjoy books on metaphysical topics, political dissent, and also, fine art. Usually I read non-fiction and sometimes poetry. I enjoy a good novel from time to time, but honestly, I don't really have enough of it (time). When I do make time to read fiction, it's usually in Spanish, so that I can keep the dust from accumulating on my second-language skills. Cien AÃ±os de Soledad, the classic by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is one of my favourite Spanish-language novels of all time.

.. David, acrylic on wood panel ("frame" also hand-painted)

Heroes:

El SeÃ±or Marcos - acrylic on wood cabinet door, frame also hand-painted
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. - The Declaration of Independence of the United States of North America

MODERN DAY FOLK WITH GIANT CAJONES
-Freedom fighters worldwide, however slandered they may be in the media of a fascist society,
-...and, equally, I have to send some love to those who struggle for peace, cause that's really the answer when it's all said and done, and it takes great bravery to boldly cut right to it.
ARTIST HEROES:
Hieronymus Bosch
Patrick Woodroffe
Albrecht DÃ¼rer
Michael Parkes
Daniel Merriam
Francisco Goya
John Waterhouse
MC Escher

My Blog

Chiapas 2007

¡Hola Amigos! Familia Zapatista, Oventic, Chiapas, 1995 (from postcard photo by David Rosales) Currently, I am attempting to nurse myself back to health, having contracted a horrible cold immediately...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST

The Field 2007

Hey friends!I am delighted to be back home, settling into a "normal" life schedule, which includes making art. It's been ages since my life has been that "normal"...Since mid-September, to be exact. ...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:19:00 PST

My brand-spankin'-new online fine-art gift shoppe!!

Hey folks! Well, I finally got around to creating an online gift shoppe, selling greeting cards, limited edition prints and even original works, for real, in the virtual world!! I'll soon be get...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:40:00 PST

Art exhibition in Seattle, USA, 11 November - 11 January

The Transformation Window...an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Don FarrellThe Graceful Ascencion (detail), acrylic on wood, 2006on display at Habitude Spa & Gallery, 2801 N.W. Market Stree...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 04:35:00 PST

Seattle Sinner interview - full transcript

I am delighted to be featured artist for September 2006 in the Seattle Sinner, which includes an interview and a number of illustrations, including the front cover. Aside from the resizing of so...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:08:00 PST

The Artist's Statement I posted at my recent exhibit

(artist statement from recent exhibit) Since my art has undergone significant stylistic changes in the past year, this timely exhibition serves to summarize the highlights of the previous era of my wo...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Thu, 25 May 2006 10:44:00 PST

"Alight!" - A solo exhibit in Seattle

"Alight!"...A solo exhibit by Seattle artist, Don Farrell, at the annual Greenwood/Phinney Artwalk, 12-13 May, 2006. Opening party is Friday the 12th, 6-9:30 PM. Where:Greenworks Realty7406 Greenw...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:53:00 PST

My Central America 2006 Adventure

Well, we've been back from our trip well over a week now, and I suppose we're back into the swing of things here at home. I suppose. Anyway, we've digested the whole of the action-packed e...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:15:00 PST

The Seven Deadly Sins (another dumb-ass [but fun] survey)

Your Deadly SinsLust: 60%Sloth: 60%Gluttony: 20%Wrath: 20%Envy: 0%Greed: 0%Pride: 0%Chance You'll Go to Hell: 23%You'll die from overexertion. *wink*How'>http://www.blogthings.com/howsinfulareyouquiz/...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:08:00 PST

that silly, time-wasting survey that's been going around

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Don Birthday: 17 July Birthplace: New-Stinky-Jersey Current Location: Seattle, WA Eye Color: blue Hair Color: brown Height: 6'2" Right Handed or L...
Posted by dionysusapollo on Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:21:00 PST