Quarterly rotational art from local artists on display in our clinic

Dan Cautrell didn’t start doing art until he was 25 years old. He learned everything he needed to know about art at Cerritos Community College where he started as a student in painting and drawing and suddenly got introduced to printmaking. This would prove to be the flash point of his career as an artist. He tried etching and screen printing; one was too industrial and the other too hard. He finally settled back on linoleum printing which was actually the first print technique that he ever did. His first public art installation was in Riverside, California when he was one of several artists who created individual mural panels around a construction site. This was another milestone in his career.

Public art, or Art For The People, will be a theme that he would adopt for all of his work. Dan would eventually do seven commissioned and community mural works in Riverside. His first community art workshop in Riverside led to many other artist residences in schools and community centers doing art with kids and under served communities. Dan also would write his first grant proposal for art funding; It was for a community arts project and would further recognize Riverside as being very pivotal in his development as an artist. It was the first place where he felt like a legitimate member of a real art community.

Dan moved to Washington where he was embraced as an artist by the small community of Duvall. Even though he would have a studio in Seattle for a few years he relocated it back to the Valley with the help of friends who supported his work and offered studio space. Dan would again find himself becoming a part of another active arts community.

Dan continues to do linoleum prints, conduct community workshops, pursue and create public art projects, write for grants, and generally define himself as an artist.

Watch Dan’s interview with King 5 News