DONALD HALL

I have been trained and have worked professionally in both two dimensional and three dimensional art most of my adult life. I have been creating ceramic objects since I first began community college at the College of San Mateo, CA in 1966. It was there that I was first introduced to ceramics by Vincent Rascone. Clay has been an important part of my artistic evolution ever since and has provided many years of exciting challenges... I am currently working on a series of self-portraits in both pastel and acrylic paint on canvas. Two themes that I have used in my art work from time to time are the self-portrait and references to art history. In this series I have combined both subjects. The use of self-portraits has been a subject for artists throughout history, from the hand prints in the ancient caves of Europe drawn by early cave people, to the self-examinations that Rembrandt created throughout his life. The obvious advantage of painting my own image is that no models are required and..

Primary location: Stockton