BIO | Dawn Cooper | b. 1965 | moonscribed@gmail.com
I a self-taught artist who grew up in the shadow of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I am a paralegal and have worked in the legal field since I was 17 years old. I like to tell people that I am a left-brained herder of divided attention spans by day and an insomniac hippie artist by night. I currently have my art exhibited at Full Circle Nine Gallery (FC9) in Indianapolis where I am also the Operations Manager and Chief Art Pimp. You can find me at FC9 most every First Friday of the month making sure that our patrons don't miss any of the unique and wonderful original art on display by our gallery artists. I am also a sweat equity partner in a west side makers' space in Indianapolis called Cain's Creative Chaos.
Rolfson's California Treeline (2015)
Rolfson's California Treeline (2015)
Painting
Copyright 2015 by Dawn Cooper (moonscribed@gmail.com)
Rolfson's California Treeline (2015) | Acrylic on canvas | 20 x 24
My painting of a photograph taken by my photographer friend, Dave Rolfson.
Tequila Moonrise (2015)
Tequila Moonrise (2015)
Painting
Tequila Moonrise | by Dawn Cooper | 2015
Acrylic on Canvas | 20 x 24
This is a painting I did for a friend who requested a likeness of a painting her husband saw in a restaurant. She made me a beer hat in exchange! : )
Aurora (2015)
Aurora (2015)
Painting
Aurora (2015)
Acrylic on Canvas | 20 x 24
Copyright Dawn Cooper Terry | Moonscribed@gmail.com
Random internet search for aurora photos. Found one I liked. Painted it. The End.
The Last Elephant (2013)
The Last Elephant (2013)
Painting
This is a painting I did for a client who is very committed to animal rights, but in particular the cause for bringing awareness to the abuse of elephants.
Great Blue Heron No. 2
Great Blue Heron No. 2
Painting
I did this painting for my dear friend Sara. Her weekend home was a long time dream for her late husband and her to share with family. It is located on Blue Heron Drive. I left this painting there one weekend when her family allowed me to escape a stressful situation and stay there for the weekend. Blue Herons have also long been a symbol to me of those who have passed in my life and seeing one fly by always gives me comfort that perhaps our loved ones keep watch over us after they move to the next phase of their journey into the universe.
Prolly Folly (2015)
Prolly Folly (2015)
Painting
My Grandfather has a picture in his kitchen of Folly Beach, SC (at least that's what I think he told me) and when I saw it I had to paint it for him. Since I wasn't totally sure it was indeed Folly Beach, I named it "Prolly Folly" cause I'm silly like that!
Peaceable Kingdom (2015)
Peaceable Kingdom (2015)
Painting
An old neighbor of mine had this fallen apple tree in his yard. In Winter it looks like a dead tree trunk that was never cleared away, but in Spring it blooms despite its predicament. This symbolized to me the one of the tenets of Buddhism, finding the beauty in suffering. The prog rock band, RUSH, has a song called "Peaceable Kingdom" which as most RUSH songs, contains double entendres and metaphysical messages for the listener to consider. Peaceable Kingdom is a song about the misdirected focus of wars, and on a more personal level, listening to your heart over listening to all the voices telling you what is best for you. Meanwhile, despite the obstacles created by man, life will find a way...from the mud, the Lotus blooms.
The Academy
The Academy
Painting
This is an historic building in Indianapolis. I painted this as a retirement gift for the President of a charitable foundation which is headquartered in this building.
Lotus in Blues (2016)
Lotus in Blues (2016)
Painting
Just goofing around on a Sunday. I've been on a lotus kick for about a year.
St. Andrews Beach (2022)
St. Andrews Beach (2022)
Painting
This painting was one of a series of St. Andrews Beach paintings I did in 2022, the largest of which was a wedding gift for a friend.
Aurora 2019
Aurora 2019
Painting
This was a painting I did for my dad. He made a custom frame for it after I gave it to him. I love the our collaboration!