Dylan Wheeler Art | About
Dylan Wheeler is a native Texan and began his love for art early in life. He moved from pencils to oil painting and realized painting was more than mixing the right colors or getting the right shapes and lighting. It’s a way to disconnect from all the heaviness that life throws our way. For Dylan, making art, especially oil painting, has a way of overcoming life’s distractions. The smell of oil, the feel of the buttery soft pigments, and the sound of the brushes being pushed along the fibers of canvas help him take a deep breath and escape to a moment where time stands still. Each time Dylan paints he is reminded that it’s another chance to let go, both spiritually and artistically.
Dylan is an oil painter, writer and philosopher who wrestles with the deeper issues of life and existence. He graduated from the Art Institute of Dallas and shortly after graduation He began helping frustrated business owners communicate their ideas by turning them into elegant visual designs. Some of his closest clients called him a “mind reader”. In 2010 he released his first oil painting series entitled “Let Go”. This was later followed by “The 20” and then by another titled “The Storm Series”. Along with his original art series, Dylan has also sold many commissioned artworks for private clients where he enjoys the challenge and collaboration of each unique project.
Currently, Dylan lives in Bedford Texas with his wife and three energetic young boys. This is where he spends time wrestling with his boys or trying to beat them in some video game. Otherwise, you can find him working on his current series entitled “Pencil Paintings.”
You can find Dylan on Instagram at instagram.com/dylanwheeler.art
Dylan Wheeler Art | My Process
Below are a few explanations to help you better understand my art process and philosophy when creating new work.
This keeps the painting alive and full of richness. It’s the best way that I’ve found to add all the different values and hues of color that can only be seen with our naked eye. Even the best camera has a difficult time picking up all the millions of different colors your eyes can see. The way I work is to only use a limited color pallet, variations of the 3 main primary colors. Mixing your own colors adds so much more richness to the art and keeps the painting from looking flat and bland.
When I create art, I want the viewer’s eye to have a difficult time looking away. Part of that is helping the eyes roam through the piece without any harsh breakpoints or gaps in the overall flow. There is a balance that I want to strike in my composition to allow the viewer’s eye to freely move through the image. Like serving an amiable houseguest. I want the viewer to feel comfortable staring at the art. Even if it’s an uncomfortable image.
My time in art school allowed me to develop an eye for realism. I specialized in compositing and special effects which taught me the elements artists must use in a scene to make it look believable. Even now, when creating a piece of abstract art, I try to use principles that reflect the natural world. To me, it’s important because it allows the viewer to embrace the image at a subconscious level.
Ah yes, should art have meaning, or is it simply there for the sake of art itself? I personally like my art to express a deeper meaning if possible. However, I’m not interested in forcing it to happen. Allowing subject matter to compromise the level of quality and creativity of the work, should never be compromised. Yet there are those moments when both meaning and beauty come together in artistic harmony, and it’s a thing of beauty.
I believe art should be like a good rock song. I consider ways to help the work remain relevant a hundred years from now, as much as it is today. I do this by focusing on elements that speak to us at a deeper, fundamental level. I want my art to relate to what others go through right now, as well as future generations.