Fly Fishing Art By Robert Dance

Fishing the Ausable	Alkyd
A few years ago, I was invited to the Adirondack area in New York State. This painting was among several that resulted from the trip to that beautiful country. The Ausable River is famous for its trout fishing and I am an avid trout fisherman. Watching a truly good fly fisherman handle the line is an aesthetic and artistic pleasure. 'Fishing The Ausable' was featured on the cover of November 2001's American Artist Magazine. I used multiple glazes in the background behind the fisherman to lighten and loosen the definition in that area. This effect melts the background into the atmosphere and contrasts it to the sharply defined and darker foreground.

Fishing the Ausable

Alkyd

A few years ago, I was invited to the Adirondack area in New York State. This painting was among several that resulted from the trip to that beautiful country. The Ausable River is famous for its trout fishing and I am an avid trout fisherman. Watching a truly good fly fisherman handle the line is an aesthetic and artistic pleasure. 'Fishing The Ausable' was featured on the cover of November 2001's American Artist Magazine. I used multiple glazes in the background behind the fisherman to lighten and loosen the definition in that area. This effect melts the background into the atmosphere and contrasts it to the sharply defined and darker foreground.

Fall Rainbows	Alkyd
This is a portrait of my good friend, Frank Willingham doing what he loves to do. Frank taught me how to handle a fly rod in his backyard which led to one of the most enjoyable of pursuits- flyfishing for rainbows in the rivers of the mind.

Fall Rainbows

Alkyd

This is a portrait of my good friend, Frank Willingham doing what he loves to do. Frank taught me how to handle a fly rod in his backyard which led to one of the most enjoyable of pursuits- flyfishing for rainbows in the rivers of the mind.