I am DORU
From Doru Dragomir
I am DORU,
A lover of and provider art who has reached almost six decades of life.
Ever since I was 13 years old, due to the guidance of the drawing professor, I have been lucky enough to stay on a drawing stool, in front of a drawing board that I was not separated from for the next 10 years, in which I have learned a lot about art (artistic middle school, artistic high-school, a post-high-school art school) when I have specialized in sculpture. At age 23, after my marriage came my first son and thus work as a designing drawing technician involved in construction work. After two years, I have established and led a group of designers and I have been in charge of exhibitions presenting most of the accomplishments in construction work, and that had been very often visited by communist dignitaries. Back in those days, graphics was made with bare hands or using collages drawn on palettes and building layouts; of course, the text was written manually. I have worked ever since I was young in book publishing and printing marketing publications including book covers, posters, calendars, technical catalogues, printed greeting cards. Colour selection was made in tempera, gouache or ink with pens and brushes over laminated cardboard.
Simultaneously, I have made several kinds of decorative easel painting sketches for money. At age 35, I was fortunate enough to attend the 1989 Revolution in Bucharest, and this event has changed by life. Along with freedom came the chance to travel to see many European museums, galleries, architecture and I had orders of easel oil paintings from customers in Austria and Germany, but mostly reproductions of great impressionist painters. When computer emerged as a graphic tool, and a good source of income, I was able to exploit its full potential as a permanent industrial designer where I currently work, and I am involved in graphic design work including posters, flyers, catalogues, and artwork in Photoshop, Corel and 3D works. I have also had a series of collaborations with publishers and printers or gaming companies, and I get orders for easel painting in various styles from different historical periods. My work only belongs to the family and is not for sale. It is the joy of my sons but it is not very well „tasted” by the public.
Recently, over the last years, I have focused on drawing pastel portraits with photo models commissioned on the Internet as they sell a little better. I am enjoying more my family and friends, and I have quite a full programme, so it is sometimes difficult to fulfil them. I like colour, easel painting that I fondly do whenever I have time, art history, philosophy, museums, the unseen, the unknown and I love dreaming. I love all arts and artists and their products. And of course, you can live from art, but this can mean doing all sorts of compromises. Although I have sculptor skills, I have not managed to materialize then for lack of space and money for materials; this is life. My soul rests with the Great Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cezanne, impressionists, Picasso …
I have learnt all my life; I would like to know more about the work even if sometimes I do not agree that things do not always work for me. Thank you very much!
I am not able to speak English fluently, but I can understand most written texts, so this online course could work miracles for me!
One morning, as I was waiting to hear that I would have a granddaughter, I was sitting on my son’s balcony at the 6th floor and I was looking to the Alps. It was a sunny day in Munchen. A rare and blisfull thing. I has to make a painting in order to preserve that percious moment so I left the room where I was sleeping and where my workroom was. I painted a peach in acrylic, on the canvas, as this would be the name of my nice on a Bavarian palette in this wonderful city of Munich, that is so full of art, architecture and I’ve made sketches of several delightful location using the utmost beauty of the hands of artists, where I rummaged for ideas and techniques. My granddaughter is also named Diana, that is Artemis, peachy, alias my love, my family, everything…
Hey! Very nice and impressive work! I like your enthusiasm! Good luck! :)
I like your paintings. I hope to have a painting from you. Good luck!
I like your painting very much! You are fabulous! Congrats!
AWSOME WORK! You seem very good. I will follow you on social media to find out more about your art.
It seemn Romania also has great painters. I want to say that you do good job
Cool I want one of your portraits too
This is an amazing work! Vibrant colors full of life! Just beautiful! Good luck!
I like your paintings. Power for you to do other good paintings!
One of my fathers best painting and the connection to my niece makes this painting unique for me!
Great artist, awesome art! I hope everybody who will see your work, will appreciate it. Keep on going, Doru!
AWESOME PAINTING! Bavarian city and flag are amazing! I like your painting very much!
A beautiful painting for a beautiful little girl!
Awesome art, lively colors, beautiful city.
Your paintings made me beautiful and colorful life.
Hey I like your work very much and I think you are a great artist. Keep in your Way ! Good luck
Ein wunderbarer Maler! Wir lieben seine Bilder. Wir besitzen bereits zwei Bilder von ihm und wünschen uns noch mehr.
Wir bewundern jeden Tag die gemalte Landschaft von Doru in unserem Wohnzimmer als wäre es ein Fenster in die offene Natur.
Echt wundervolle Bilder
Die kräftigen Farben, der Ideenreichtum, die Welt des Tanzes gemalt von dem interessanten Maler Doru.Danke
Paintings painted with passion and love. I like the colors crude and bright. I dream to have a painting from you! Good luck!!
Well Done and Good Luck, Doru!
I like your paintings, you are a great artist!
Great artist! I love your creations. Keep up the good work!
Very nice painting. Good luck!
You do a great job for Romania! We are proud of you.
talent and passion, he is Doru Dragomir