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"Surrealism is the magical surprise of finding a lion in a wardrobe where you were sure of finding shirts."

Frida Kahlo

Surreal Celebrity Portraits

"In the late 80’s, I began a series of paintings that explored the possibility of two coexisting visual realities that portrayed man and nature in a visual coexistence. This style I defined as "dimorphic realism." A specific, recognizable face and a consistent living environment were chosen to enable the viewer to participate in this visual game, and marvel at the completion of the image.

My never ending fascination with nature, science, mechanics and culture inspired and yielded this exciting imagery. These works were all done by hand, without any use of a computer. The paintings display a sort of "visual chess" creating one image at a time, one move at a time, in order to create the whole."

Doug Auld with the Roselle New Jersey Middle School Children

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Coffee Break

Coffee Break, Oil On Canvas, 30X40 in

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by Doug Auld & Sarah R. Hunt

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