Material Inspiration

Location: Archival Art Services - Alexandria, VA

Gold. Copper. The rarest metals for the rarest bond. 'Material Inspiration' stands as a tribute to service dogs — the best friends a human can ever know.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Dennis Lee Mitchell is an American artist based in the Washington, D.C. area, known for his experimental smoke drawings made with an acetylene torch on treated paper. His work captures motion and chance through soot, forming abstract patterns, mandala-like shapes, and gestural fields of light and dark.

Originally trained in ceramics, he shifted to smoke as his primary medium, developing a process that records movement in real time. Mitchell has received major grants and fellowships, and his work is held in public and private collections in the U.S. and abroad.

Find Dennis at www.dennisleemitchell.com

Artist: Dennis Lee Mitchell

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