Sobre el Artista

Den nis Wh ale n is a n a w a r d win ning Fin e Art a r tist, living on t h e Ce nt r al Coas t of N SW, Aust r alia. H e s p ecialises in still life a n d bot a nic al p aintin gs in t h e Fle mish style. H e g r e w u p in t h e U SA b efor e t r avelling to Aust r alia a n d s e ttling h e r e in t h e 1 9 7 0’s. His exp e rienc e of st u dying a r t in Jap a n for t h r e e ye a rs, is a p p a r e n t in t h e Asian a e s t h e tic foun d in so m e of his s till life wo rks. H e also st u died u n d e r t h e Russia n-Ame ric a n still life a r tist, Alexei Anta nov. At t h e a g e of 1 3, De n nis wo n his first a r t co m p e tition a n d h a d his a w a r d winning p ainting exhibite d in t h e Pen a t go n's p e r m a n e n t collection. The first p aintin g Den nis p aint e d in t h e Fle mis h Techniqu e w a s a Fin alist in t h e Aust r alian Artist M a g azine’s Favourite S u bjects Cat e go ry. His s eco n d, u sing t h e s a m e t ec h niq u e, wo n first p rize in t h e 2 0 0 7 S till Life Co m p e tition in t h e Aust r alian Artist M a g azine. De n nis is a m e m b e r of t h e Inte r n a tion al Guild of Re alis m a n d h a s wo n m a ny m ajor a r t co m p e titions a n d h a s p u blis h e d wo rks hop s in t h e Int e r n a tion al Artist M a g azine a n d t h e Aust r alia n Artist M a g azin e. His wo rks a r e r e p r e s e n t e d in Aust r alian a n d ove r s e a s collections in U SA, Brit ain a n d Ge r m a ny, Jap a n a n d Thailan d.