Denham Clements has an unusual history for a photorealistic painter, and is enjoying and even more unusual success. His work has been included in exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, the Albuquerque Museum, US Ambassador's Residence, Lima, Peru, the Tucson Museum of Art, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, as well as collections throughout the US and abroad.
The Rascal
I met the model for this character during travels abroad. Also used in two other pieces of similar genre and intent, this mischievous fellow, with a glint in his eye, was transformed into a ne’er-do-well that could span all time and history. Seemingly set in a Mandan encampment in the mid-1800’s….anyone considering doing business with this charlatan might inquire, “Should I trade beads with this man?”
