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David J. Vanderpool
Updated on November 21, 2024
Award-Winning Fine Arts Pencil Artist & Graphic Designer
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David J. Vanderpool
Aug 13, 20223 min read
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
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20181 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20171 min read
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, 20173 min read
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, 20176 min read
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, 20172 min read
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, 20172 min read
The History of Pencil Drawings
The History of Pencil Drawings
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