dean skinner

After 47 years of suppressing my inner artist, I've recently and finally embraced it. Here's my work. Enjoy! [email protected]

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Dangerous. 48 x 60 acrylic on canvas.

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Carpenter. 42 x 60 acrylic on reclaimed weathered barn wood.

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Now showing @ Erie Island Coffee on East 4th Street.

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Mom. 36 x 36 acrylic on canvas. First time playing w/ knives.

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Ziggy. 48 x 48 acrylic on canvas. This year’s Pup Art contribution for Friends of the Shelter. Original photo by the talented Greg Murray.

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Bob. 36 x 48 acrylic on canvas.

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The Guardians. 48 x 48 acrylic on canvas.

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Playing around w/ cardboard...pizza boxes to be exact.

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Tin man. 54 x 60 acrylic on rusted metal (an old, collapsing tool shed to be exact). Original photo by Anton Saltanov.

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My work for Cleveland Playhouse’s Annual Halloween Pub Crawl was immediately washed away because it was considered too offensive and controversial. As one of my buddies put it “Congrats man…you’re officially a true artist now.” 😉

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#sketch #self

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Hi, im sure you get this a lot but can I buy your painting? I'd like a photo of my late aunt. Thanks. Maham

Hi Maham!

First, thank you VERY much!! Second, I’ve done a handful of commissioned pieces early on but typically don’t do that now. However, I’m open to hear what you’re thinking and of course, getting the right photo is key ;) If you like, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Thank you again!!

Dean

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Photo shoot for Acting Out Fest, Sept 13-16, Gordon Square, CLE. 

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Charlie. This year’s contribution to Friends Of The Shelter’s PupArt. 36 x 48 acrylic on canvas. Original photo by the great Greg Murray. An unintentional yet amazing coincidence…Charlie is the “spokesdog” for the “I’m with Charlie” campaign, a movement that is fighting breed discrimination in the city of Lakewood. Go Charlie!

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Untitled. 70 x 72 on old weathered barn wood. Original photo inspired by and found at @lee_jeffries on Instagram. Barn wood graciously donated by Rustbelt Reclamation of Cleveland. 

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Self portrait. Depression 48 x 60 acrylic on canvas.

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#Trump is back in #CLE. One woman stopped me, took a photo and gushed all over this piece. Another woman, while I was in the middle of hanging Trump, slammed her laptop, stuffed it into her bag, stormed out and said “I can’t work with this giant asshole staring at me!” And I swear, I was NOT staring at her! 😉 The beauty of art is that it can create an entirely different emotion from one person to the next…and I think that’s pretty freak'n incredible!! SO much fun!! 48 x 60 acrylic on canvas.