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VISUAL PERSPECTIVE FOR HIRE

My name is David Leeland Bain. I’m an artist living in San Diego, CA. I am available for commission.

Please feel free to reach out.I am happy to answer any questions you might have.

about

photography

specializing in candid, low light and street style photography for lifestyle, editorial and portrait. film and digital.

practicing since 2005

photoshop 1998

lightroom 2007

painting

focus on hand painted low-fi colorful works with an emphasis on digital processes. its limits ,its intersection/uses with traditional media and its opportunities for unique benefits for real world application. traditional media in acrylic and gouache. digital media and programs as listed.

photoshop since 1998

clip studio 2018

illustrator 2015

rebelle 2021

i began painting and drawing very young and was a very early adopter of digital design and mixed media work. starting with photoshop in 1998. using a pen tablet computer since 2000. i attended the school of the art institute of chicago for one semester in 2005. leaving to persue a personal studio practice and began photography. i maintained a practice until 2008 when i met my wife and became a stay at home dad. We moved to new york where i put my practice behind my care for my family. i maintained some side work in photography and design. we moved back to san diego in 2012 where still mostly a homemaker, I also worked part time as a welder and fabricator in the shipyard and kept a photography practice. i began painting digital design as a primary focus again in 2018 while still working as a Sheetmetal journeyman. With my son getting older and im needed less im making art my focus again with the goal of making it my full time profession.