The Relief Gallery displays oil paintings that have raised surface from the canvas. I use a combination of materials that make up the solid forms. I have used Styrofoam and mat board to project farther off of the canvas.

In many of the relief paintings displayed on my site talk about how I constructed the artwork. I have included developing photos and more information on many of the pieces.

Raising the surface of the canvas and sculpting the surface was a natural progression to my style of art. I enjoy the accents that I'm able to bring out on the canvas and in some cases I separate the main subject from the background. Grasping For Life is an example of that. I have a piece in the surreal gallery titled Creating Infinity that has a relief in it that does not reveal itself as clearly but is an intricate part of the painting.

In the left navigation you will find the titles of the paintings. Click on them to view the paintings and enjoy!- Dave