Within the walls of his studio in North Vancouver, Dene
Croft immerses himself in his world of "film noir" inspired
narratives, urban landscapes and his love of teaching.
"I've always believed that by the time you turn
professional as an artist you are a thousand influences deep. My great
influences are Tamara De Lempicka and Edward Hopper and with endless respect
and admiration for the ground that they broke for future painters, I pay homage
to them daily in my own work, while constantly pressing forward with my own
sense of aesthetic and story telling."
"My figurative paintings often reflect a bit of film
noir "kitsch"- narrative paintings that leave the viewer writing the
end of the story."
"Painting has become both a great passion and a blessed
curse for me; I love what I do and I love to infuse my passion for my art in
others and with that, my studio has become a hive of creativity in the
mentoring of other artists, and marries my passion for what I do as an artist
and my love of people through my teaching".
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