PK 178: Sometimes You Need to Burn the Boats – Interview With Dorian Vallejo
by Mitch | January 01, 2018
This interview with Dorian Vallejo is a repost of the original interview. It had a profound effect on Pencil Kings founder Mitch Bowler and led to opening the door to starting on the Evolve Artist program. READ MORE
Drawn to win with Dorian Vallejo
Artist Dorian Vallejo on the Drawn to Win Podcast with Don Victor… READ MORE
Ep 67 – Dorian Vallejo : Art And Grit And Love
by John Dalton | Sep 10, 2016
I had a great conversation with artist Dorian Vallejo. Son of artists Boris and Doris Vallejo, Dorian grew up surrounded by creativity and inquiry, and it shows. His work is technically brilliant, his paintings, otherworldly. Floating figures in beautiful, natural, dreamlike worlds. We talk about sewing, tennis, the wild ones, bodybuilding, holding your breath underwater, oh, and painting, lots and lots of painting … READ MORE
Floating figures and dream worlds painted by Dorian Vallejo
September 11, 2015
Some people are born to become artists. American painter Dorian Vallejo is one of those people. Dorian started creating art when he was little, encouraged by his creative family. He sold his first commission at the age of 11 and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York when he grew older. Fascinated by many techniques Dorian explored all forms of art, now creating mostly paintings and drawings. READ MORE
Interview with Dorian Vallejo
by Mario Lobo | Jul 3, 2010
Dorian Vallejo chats about his latest creation: a book of his figure drawings, visit his site at www.drawingsfromlife.com for more info and to purchase his book online. READ MORE
Yes to Life: About Dorian Vallejo
February 2018
Much of the art Dorian Vallejo creates, engages a fascination he has with several ideas that over lap both philosophically and aesthetically. He’s interested in the psychology of our inner selves, the conscious exploration and the interplay between the two realms of existence. Essentially, he sees that process and our challenge to balance the lighter and darker sides of our persona as a beautiful dance. He’s also interested in beauty as a symbolic metaphor. The contemplative spectacle of which represents the struggle between the limits of life and the quest for excellence — Arete as it relates to Agon. READ MORE
Line Weight IV
by Matthew Innis | February 18, 2016
It seems odd to say that I have been following Dorian Vallejo’s career since I was in art school. Â It’s true, but if you’ve ever met Vallejo, you’ll know he’s youthful and energetic, and for me to say that I’ve followed his career since I was a kid, makes it sound as if he’s much…READ MORE
Dream Wunderkind: The Art World’s Dorian Vallejo
by Kerry Shorr | March 18, 2014
When we first met Dorian Vallejo (pictured above), a fine art painter and portraitist from Easton, Pennsylvania who was in town recently to present his A Dream Within A Dream series at Sirona Fine Art, we were as charmed by his work (think sensuous beauties in various states of undulation) as we were by his Eric Bana good looks. Learning he was the son of legendary fantasy artist, Boris Vallejo, only added to his popularity points. READ MORE
Dorian Vallejo: Forward with No Sound at All
by Matthew Innis | December 16, 2016
It seems odd to say that I have been following Dorian Vallejo’s career since I was in art school. Â It’s true, but if you’ve ever met Vallejo, you’ll know he’s youthful and energetic, and for me to say that I’ve followed his career since I was a kid, makes it sound as if he’s much…READ MORE
Dorian Vallejo Paints Our Subconscious as a Fantastic Dreamworld
by Caro | February 5, 2016
Pennsylvania based artist Dorian Vallejo paints the realm of our subconscious as a dreamworld of floating figures, forests and natural motifs. Though his subject matter and style has evolved and shifted between Hyperealism and Surrealism, one element remains the same and that is his interest in feminine beauty, and the beauty of life as a whole. “Most of my work centers around an interest in psychology, philosophy and how we process ideas,” the artist explained in an email to Hi-Fructose. READ MORE
Only In Your Dreams | The Art of Dorian Vallejo
November 2013
“What I find exciting is to deviate from direct observation in exploration of territory that challenges and surprises me: ideas that relate to the psychology of our inner selves or the interplay between the conscious and unconscious aspects of our existence,” says Dorian Vallejo, in The Artist’s Magazine (November 2013). Vallejo’s images are dreamlike and haunting, as you can see for yourself below. Learn more about Vallejo’s figurative oil paintings in the following excerpt from the feature article “Dream Maker” by Louise B. READ MORE