Art of Don DeLeva

Cool Defiance :  .250 Ply wood, acrylic paint, varnish,  8"x 10" 11/2016 price: 225.00 plus free shipping About the title: This painting depicts a young woman cautious, intrigued and excited seconds before she exchanges her first words with an attractive stranger. Cool Defiance: Clubbing on a Thursday night is dedication to the scene. Pulsing music, cutting edge fashion, faces cool, mind in trace. She has seen him before, watching her dance but he never comes over just slants there and stares " There is something different about that guy..." Slightly scared she slinks outside. Seconds later he appears through the door, glancing both ways she is leaning against the wall. In a cool defiant pose her heart skips a beat, all shields up seconds before they meet... Story  __________________________ Rain is coming down on the streets, gold, green and red flash in the intersections. LD is done with this brown trout chasing her like a fishing lure

Power Suit:  Skateboard Ply, acrylic paint, varnish,  41"x 10" SOLD : Jason Fester Skateboard Collection, Seattle Wa. Hear is the newest Skateboard,Title: Power Suit, Acrylic on Skate Deck, 41 x 11 x .35 . 10/2016. She fights everyday, puts her soul into her work. Strong, knows how to get what she wants, she has earned her "Power Suit" climbed the ladder and become a leader. She is a strong woman comfortable in her womanhood. "While an exposed breast in public can have many associated connotations, some women in America today argue the exposed breast is a symbol of liberation. They speak against the proposed notion that their rightful place was below their male counterparts. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toplessness , "As a form of liberation." Along with the tie, I painted her breasts as a symbol of her equality, liberation and strength in the business world.

Money, Money , paper Mache mask and acrylic, 10" x 6" x 4" SOLD . I guess I should have a story I should tell to strengthen my brand but not not sure what to say except that it has been hard letting myself be okay with thing happening the way they do.

Box Thinker, 3" x 5" x.150, acrylic on wood. 2016. SOLD This is portrait is dedicated to all those who truly think outside of the box.

Fighting Ghosts, Acrylic on skate deck,  31" x 8" x .25", 10/2016 SOLD I have been painting skateboards now for about  6 months. I have created about 8, they have been fun but it seems maybe they have run their course. My printing job allows me the opportunity to do a lot of self reflection, watching prints pass in front of you and roll up on a take up core for hours on end can be quite challenging if you don't have anything to think about or if you lack an imagination. Anyway, my point is after a lot of thought and revaluation of my last 3 years of art I have realized my painting direction lacks a focus. While skateboards were fun I realized that for my work to be more effective I should focus more on the message then the medium. SOLD

RUN TO THE HILLS !!! Iron Maiden. I painted this board in the same spirit of the song. " Murder for freedom a stab in the back" , "Selling them whiskey and taking their gold, enslaving the young and destroying the old! ". War is a tool used to impose a “Divine call” to action. The call itself is a tool of propaganda. This deck is about that propaganda and how it is used to convince the masses these actions are justified by the divine. This board is neither an anti-war nor a pro-war statement. It is just a reminder of how we justify our actions. Created 11.16.2016 Currently Selling for $400.00 on EBAY  SEARCH word DELEVA

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Virgin Mary, I like to know what the medium is and date but sorry I can't find any. Virgin Mary is one of my biggest inspirations for my portraits. They are all about the strength, love and power of woman. I realize they are a symbol of Catholicism, I see them more for their expression of humanity and for what it means to be a human.

Diego Velasquez, Portrait de l’Infante Marie-Thérèse in age 14:  Oil on canvas,  50"x 72", 1665. True Patriot:  wood panel, acrylic, varnish,  5"x 7", 9/2016. SOLD Believe it or not this Diego Velasquez painting influenced my painting. You can see it in the composition and shapes.

True Patriot:  clay panel, acrylic, varnish,  5"x 7", 9/3/2016 SOLD : Steve Nelson Collection, Indianola, IA. Sometimes you just have to believe in yourself and not listen to the odds. This painting is about listening to my inner voice defend my best interests at every cost, cheering me on. Believe in yourself! I have a True Patriot, that is me! SOLD

Here is one of my latest progression videos. The Painting LuxyLdy; https://youtu.be/338bhjkRRYc

Ironman, Tony, Extremis:  wood panel, acrylic, varnish,  12"x 16", 8/2014?. So this is the final progression, as the portrait is today. Explanation: This is a portrait of Ironman as Tony Stark becoming the Extremis Armor. Notice I said Ironman AS Tony Stark. I say this because this is the pivotal moment when Tony realizes he can be his armor...Cyborg Wait till I tell you about my Idea for Cyclops...OMG!!!

Ironman:  wood panel, acrylic, varnish,  12"x 16", 3/2013?. Painted Over. This is a portrait of Ironman, not Tony Stark, but Ironman. At the time I painted it I was just starting to "get into comics". As a kid I never really read them, but the art in them is now starting to draw me in. Anyway, as I read more Ironman comics I started to realize that Tony Stark is a Transhuman and Extremis has turned him in to a Cyborg. I know for all you Comic fans out there that's obvious. This portrait above is has been painted over with a new image of Ironman becoming a Cyborg. So now I will tell you why I posted this. I keep painting a red, armor clad, character in my newest paintings. He seems to be taking on the role of my gut feelings, my intuition. The character seems authoritative, always pointing out a direction, however the armor would suggest to me that he is vulnerable without it. At this point I have been calling him my intuition pointing out the directio

Recently I was asked in a disapproving tone: "Did you go to school to paint like that? " - nameless  My answer;  Absolutely I did! I spent hard earned money on an education so I could better understand how to use tools and history to more effectively communicate feelings that I can only express in images.  I never went to school to emulate a style of painting. Sure along the way I emulated Dali, Tanguy and numerous other artists (none of witch were my professors), but my education was spent learning how to learn, so I could deconstruct art and have an idea of what and how the artist accomplished the work they created.  Is my vision unique? No how could it be?   

Tag lines for my new post card.  Illuminating darkness since 1985. D-constructing darkness since 1985. D-constructing Northwest dark in to the light

US Maple  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYf3g4i91fg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHepUIx9tKo&spfreload=5 This interview is straight to the point of not getting to a point. This is the premise of my art Art and has been the premise of my art. I give you just enough information for you to come to your own conclusions. Art is about making people think and strengthening the individual. An individual has his or her own ideas about the world. My paintings are glimpse of  ideas, reality, emotion and human interaction all coming together in a moment of now to have no point but the point you make of it. My work is about creating the specifically vague. The specificity of the vague.

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