Dan Dunn (cartoonist)

Dan Dunn (cartoonist)

Dan Dunn's Paintjam is a theatrical performance art show in which paintings are created in minutes on stage.

Biography

Dan Dunn has a background in painting, design and caricature spanning 30 years.

He has won numerous national awards and been commissioned and drawn many famous people during that time. He has drawn caricatures for former President George H. W. Bush, Sting (Gordon Sumner), Jimmy Buffett, Joe Theisman, Fran Tarkenton, Ray Childress, Warren Moon, Houston Mayor Bob Lanier, to name a few.His painting commemorating the brave men and women of the Columbia shuttle mission hangs at NASA.

Dan studied painting at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He specialized in oil painting and watercolor and also enjoyed sculpture and life drawing.

He started drawing caricatures at Six Flags, Astroworld in 1977 as a college student. He worked 9 seasons and became the artist trainer.He worked in the advertising/ graphic design business but left to devote himself to caricatures full time in 1989 forming a caricature artist talent agency, Caricatures ink.Dan soon found himself drawing for over 200 events per year, with people waiting in line for hours at events.

Paintjam

Deep in debt, Dan was looking for a way to meet his families growing needs. His wife asked him what his plan was? He replied that he was going to rent a storage warehouse, drape it in plastic and throw some paint!

Dan had amazing success right from the beginning which led to being part of a stage show in Atlantic City. Dan's daughter posted video from the show on YouTube where it received millions of hits and gained Dan worldwide attention.

Dan was inspired by the world renowned painter Denny Dent. Denny passed away at 55 years young in the prime of his career. Dan is finding his own voice within this fascinating new genre of performance art.

Dan has appeared on numerous local news shows worldwide and has appeared on The Ellen Show [ [http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/moreinfo/archives/0108.php Ellen Show 1/17/08] ] and The Carson Daly Show [ [http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/calendar/12242007.shtml Carson Daly 12/28/2007] ] .

He has performed all over the world painting such dignitaries as: Sir Richard BransonShaquille O' NeilTurkish Prime Minister:Recep Tayyip ErdoganThe Late Sheikh Zayed in Abu DhabiLionel RichieNatalie Cole

He has opened or appeared with:Shaquille O' NeilBill CosbyFergieChris AngelElvis CostelloLionel RichieNatalie Cole Taylor HicksTaylor SwiftThe Plain White T'sMaroon 5 Queen LatifahMike RoweCraig FergusenCarolyn Rhea

Personal life

Dan lives in Houston, Texas with his wife Cindy and five children.

References

External links

* [http://www.dandunn.com/paintjam.htm Paint Jam]


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