Frits Dang was born in 1953 in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) and grew up in Rotterdam. He started drawing (a skill that was self-developed) at a young age. Drawing was not enough for him, so he started painting, first in watercolours sometimes in combination with pen and ink, which was quickly followed by oil painting.

He was inspired to surrealism after seeing works of Salvador Dali, Karel Willink and Wim Schumacher.

Frits Dang also does realistic works, mostly on order for clients. His love of animals can be seen throughout most of his realistic work. At the bottom of this page you can find some examples of his realistic works.

His passion will always be for surrealism.
Both his surrealistic and realistic works have been bought by private collectors.

Originality and own style and technique" are of vital importance in his work.
 
I work with acrylic on MDF paint panel.
My work has to be done properly and as professionally as possible in order to produce a painting that will be durable.
I paint layer on layer in a glacis technique that eventually produces the desired unity of representation and surface.
Transparency and three dimensionality, a shimmer filtering through and accentuation, contours formed and flat surfaces filled in, all become one totality within the framework.
The under painting and final finishing are time consuming.
Each painting is made on a bearer, thus giving a strong, stable and durable surface, where the paint can be put on.
I have chosen MDF paint panel because it is the stiffest material that one can get, disadvantage is, it is quite heavy.
The bearer continually changes somewhat in form and size.
To make the bearer suitable for painting I prepare it with gesso which forms a buffer between the bearer and the paint.
The gesso is put on in a few crosswise layers, on the front, back and sides of the bearer.
According to the end result that I want to achieve, determines whether ground colour will well/or not be used.
The undercoat colour is predetermined with the tonality of the subject and gives uniformity to the painting by shining through the next coats of paint.
Then the drawing is printed on the prepared bearer with the help of transfer-paper.
The drawing is then with paint elaborated and placed on the painting.
In the under painting the volumes are modelled.
The places where the light falls are determined with the exception of the high light and the deepest shadow also height and depth these are done later.
The under painting comprises of very little colour and is finished with a medium mat and a little white.
Now follows a layer of paint wherein careful colour (transparent or half transparent) and some details are added.
Followed by few coats of medium paint to protect the colours.
The painting is completed with a few final coats of varnish.

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