Darrell Hill "Jelly Filled" Hand Signed Fine Art Original Monotype, food OBO '82

We Have a 100 Percent Guarantee of Authenticity and a 30 day Return Policy "Jelly Filled" by Darrell Hill Hand signed and titled by the artist in pencil Image "Jelly Filled"UnframedOriginal Monotype on PaperMatted, Not Framed (see definition of monotype at bottom of page)Hand signed by the artistMat Size: 23" x 29"Image Size: 17" x 23"Year Created: 1982Condition: Excellent 100 percent guarantee of authenticity Certificate of Authenticity is included Gallery Retail: $500.00 MAKE AN OFFER!! Shipping Info : Buyer pays $22 within the continental US for flat-pack shipping with the mat. If outside the continental US buyer will be notified of cost once we have destination. For questions or concerns about the shipping please use the "ask the seller a question" button. international buyers:Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Shipping Notice : Shipping is provided by experts in handling the transportation of fine art. The price includes pick up, professional packaging/crating, insurance for the actual sale price, and delivery to your door. See Our Other Ebay Items! WE SHIP WORLDWIDE!! FOR SHIPPING COST TO YOUR COUNTRY PLEASE CONTACT US by clicking the ask the seller a question button. Payment: PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover accepted. *** For Colorado residents: When shipping to an address in CO the applicable tax will be added to your total. Darrell Hill Contemporary American Painter What do old drive-ins, double decker hamburgers, bacon and eggs, strawberry shortcake, and old classic cars have in common? These are just a few subjects that interest young photo-realist artist, Darrell Hill. ?I paint what I like," he says, "old drive-ins and food are some of my favorite things." Born in 1959, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Hill combs that part of the country in search of unique drive-ins from the '50's. Also fascinated with classic cars, he often combines the two for a nostalgic glimpse into yesteryear. He admits, "I didn't think anybody else would like this stuff.? According to Linda Moore, manager at Valley National Bank in Phoenix, which houses nine of his paintings, he is very wrong, "Customers are constantly trying to buy them off the wall." Hill was raised in an artistic family and began to show talent at an early age. While in high school, he was a Blue Ribbon Finalist in the Phoenix/Scottsdale region. In 1979 he won first prize at the Fountain Hills Art Festival. That same year his painting, "Ranch House Drive-In", won second place at the Arizona State Fair. It was this success that led the bank's curator to purchase his works for its Metrocenter Branch which needed a vibrant and contemporary art form. Other corporations have also found Hill's work an added attraction in their lobbies and public spaces. His vivid depictions which are painted in oil with thick brush strokes, are warm with color. The style is a mixture of photo-realism and pop art. Indeed his paintings of food look almost good enough to eat! More recently he has been experimenting with reflections of images, selecting everyday objects such as mirrors, toasters, and chrome coffee pots for his subject matter. The reflections are distorted by the surface and frequently represent a new way of seeing the object and the artist. Hill, whose work is now widely exhibited throughout the United States, holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Arizona State University, and is currently working towards a master of fine arts degree. He is now in the process Of experimenting with new subjects for his art. His technical ability is superior and his realistic approach is receiving wide acclaim in all parts of the country. Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image, e.g. creating lights from a field of opaque color. Unlike monoprinting, monotyping produces a unique print, or monotype, because most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprintings are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print and are generally considered inferior. A second print from the original plate is called a "ghost print" or "cognate". Stencils, watercolor, solvents, brushes, and other tools are often used to embellish a monotype print. Monotypes are often spontaneously executed and with no previous sketch. Source: Wikipedia