Working in abstract for me is the most direct and pure form of artistic expression coming from my unconscious. The challenge is to be able to trust and surrender and allow the channel of creativity to come through me, like an open vessel. This process most of the time...
I participate in the Art of Aloha show every year, which is presented by Lahaina Galleries. Part of the Art of Aloha event includes “an evening with the artists” and is usually hosted by a particular artist from the show. This year, I hosted a dinner. Part...
Like many artists, I have a true appreciation for the female form. I sincerely believe that every woman is beautiful, and feel so grateful that I am able to capture and interpret that beauty with every brush stroke. Memoirs is a commissioned painting completed in late...
Dario Campanile has been given the title of Associate LIVING MASTER through the Art Renewal Center. Part of the Art Renewal Center’s Mission Statement is: “To create the largest on-line Museum on the internet, with hundreds of thousands of oversized...
Dario Campanile traveled to India and was granted a private visit at the home of his Holiness, the Dalai Lama. The meeting provided the artist the inspiration for his contribution to the multimedia art exhibition known as “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider...
With Dario Campanile’s first submission to The Art Renewal Center, one of the largest, most respected fine art websites known, he has placed in the Trompe l’oeil Category (which translates to “photorealistic” style of painting.)...
Dario Campanile explains why he moved to the United States from Rome, where he finds his inspiration for his paintings and why environment is so important to him. Dario also discusses what artists have influenced his work and why meeting the Dalai Lama in 2005 was so...
I was just browsing the internet and stumbled upon artwork I did years ago. It is the cover of a magazine from the 70s, and it sure brought back many memories of my first illustration jobs after moving to the United States. This cover was for the February of 1978...
Here’s a little preview for a new piece I am doing called Scena di Inverno (Winter Scene.) This new oil on metal technique has really broadened my horizons when it comes to painting. Metal reacts very differently than canvas. I am working on a few more exciting...
It’s great when you are browsing youtube and you re-discover artwork that you painted long ago. I painted the Paramount Studios’ 75th anniversary logo in 1986. It’s nice that the person that created this short clip credited me in his...
