Things have started to pick up
As with most artist and small businesses, these past few years has been difficult due to the pandemic which hit globally. With so much...
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David J. Vanderpool
Updated on March 26, 2023
Award-Winning Fine Arts Pencil Artist & Graphic Designer
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David J. Vanderpool
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
First drawing for 2022
My first drawing for 2022 started a bit late but that was mainly due to two reasons. The first one is I had pulled a muscle in my right...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Yes, it's been awhile
With little to zero feedback on my old blog, as well as social pages such as Facebook, I had cut back on my blogs through the year....
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David J. Vanderpool
- Nov 18, 2018
- 1 min
2018 - Rough Year
This year has been a rough year and I am grateful and blessed to have made it this far. Yes - I did not think I was going to make it, let...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Sep 3, 2017
- 1 min
Back to drawing the human figure
After years of dealing with people attacking me on Facebook for the figure drawings I have complete and shared - mainly the male nudes -...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Aug 27, 2017
- 2 min
Not only am I an artist that thinks outside of the box, I created that blasted box!
Every time someone unfriends me on one of my social pages, it's because they discover that not only am I an artist that thinks outside of...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Jun 28, 2017
- 2 min
Drawings on display at local business
UPDATE ON AN EARLIER POST REGARDING POSSIBLY SHOWING MY DRAWINGS AT A LOCAL THEATER The drawing on display at the Ford Theater in Shafter...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Jun 25, 2017
- 1 min
Do your best no matter who the client is
The drawing strike I had set in place until the weather cools down, has come to a sudden halt. I have accepted an assignment. A...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Jun 11, 2017
- 3 min
Meeting to discuss my drawings
I had a meeting early yesterday morning, with a gentleman to talk about my drawings, and an art gallery he wants to open up next to his...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Jun 5, 2017
- 1 min
SOLD!
As with most fine art drawings, sales ca be few and far in between. Yet, when it happens, it is a great feeling knowing that there are...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Mar 21, 2017
- 1 min
What will you leave behind when you are gone?
What will you leave behind when you are gone? What legacy, events or achievement will your sons, their sons and their son's sons will...
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David J. Vanderpool
- Feb 20, 2017
- 3 min
Chapter One: Same sex attraction vs. the opposite sex.
Same sex attraction, or attraction to the opposite sex can often lead to very powerful drawings if the subject is approached carefully, resp
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David J. Vanderpool
- Feb 20, 2017
- 6 min
Chapter One: We will be judged for the art we create.
Standing at a distance and looking into the eyes of the couple displayed before you, it’s easy to want to question how much of the artist wa
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David J. Vanderpool
- Feb 20, 2017
- 2 min
Male Figure Drawings and Censorship
Male figure drawings and censorship on Facebook continues to display America's ignorance when it comes to art and men in Art.
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David J. Vanderpool
- Feb 19, 2017
- 2 min
The History of Pencil Drawings
The History of Pencil Drawings
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