A Kelowna artist is seeing demand for his work increase after being signed by a prestigious U.K. art agency.
And now painter David MacLean91裸聊视频檚 work is expected to reach a wider audience thanks to one of his pictures being licensed to a large art licensing company in the U.S.
The painting depicts the vineyard lifestyle here in the Okanagan and is called Okanagan Vineyard Retreat. MacLean created it at his Kelowna studio.
MacLean was a traditional brush and canvas artist for 25 years before switching to producing digital art in 2003, after taking a college course to operate a large format printer.
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His works are known for their vibrancy and connection to familiar places and are now selling throughout the world after he was signed by a prestigious U.K. art agency.
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91裸聊视频淢y job is to find clients for our artists we represent but over the past six months MacLean91裸聊视频檚 art is snapped up within a day or even hours sometimes. I now have to decide who I91裸聊视频檓 going to sell/license it to as there are many suitors wanting it from all different continents around the world.91裸聊视频�
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91裸聊视频淭hese types of things often take months to license.91裸聊视频�
With the demand for his work growing so quickly, MacLean is now painting seven days a week often starting at 5 a.m.
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