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Daniel Leighton
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Augmented Reality artist & painter exploring the intersection of art, tech, and human emotion. Creating immersive AR-enhanced paintings and harnessing emotion and tech for the greater good. #IBD #Lakers #Dodgers #SwiftUI #Unity3D #AfterEffects #FCP #AI
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Some new augmented reality at my most recent exhibition.

📸: Corey Grayhorse, dnj Gallery
April 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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🌟 “Restoring Your Core” opens tonight! 🌟 Join me for the opening reception from 5–8pm at dnj Gallery. This show explores resilience and connection through art by artists living with IBD. Runs through March 29. If you come, say hello and ask me for an AR sticker!
January 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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We are part of something greater and like nature, we have the strength to endure and thrive.

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A surreal painting featuring a purple human-like figure with elongated, abstract features and two large eyes. Green shapes extend like branches from the figure’s head, set against a fiery orange and red background. Longer Description (Interpretive): This painting depicts a surreal and emotive figure in rich, vibrant colors. The central character is a human-like form rendered in purple, with exaggerated and distorted features, including two large, expressive eyes that seem to convey a deep sense of emotion. Green, branching shapes emerge from the figure’s head, resembling thoughts or energy extending outward, adding a dynamic, organic quality. The background radiates intense shades of orange and red, evoking a sense of heat or passion, contrasting with the cooler purple of the figure. The overall composition suggests themes of emotional intensity, introspection, and connection to nature or unseen forces.
November 17, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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“We're Finally At The Beginning" captures the profound moment just before a revelation, when one is stripped bare and on the verge of discovering that all the answers lie within.
Surreal painting with a blue sun, abstract red and blue human figures, and a green organic form with dripping red drops, set against a vibrant gradient background. This painting depicts a surreal and emotional scene with bold, abstract figures and vibrant, dynamic colors. • The Blue Sun: In the upper left corner, there’s a large blue circular figure resembling a sun or celestial body with human-like eyes, looking down thoughtfully. Its calm expression contrasts with the vivid background. • The Background: The backdrop is a gradient of warm and cool tones—red, orange, pink, and purple—merging seamlessly, evoking a dreamlike, transitional atmosphere. • Three Figures: • The foreground figure on the left is red-orange with a complex, sun-like design on its head, suggesting inner turmoil or energetic thought. • The middle figure, taller and blue, looks upward, its body marked with contrasting designs such as a red burst on its chest and circular patterns near the head. Its posture and expression suggest contemplation, struggle, or longing. • The rightmost shape is a green organic form, almost plant-like, with a single eye at its center, surrounded by flowing lines and large red drops (possibly blood or symbolic tears), creating an eerie, visceral effect. • Themes: The painting communicates themes of introspection, emotional connection, and perhaps the burden of existence. The interplay of colors and figures suggests a narrative about the human condition, relationships, or an inner psychological landscape.
November 17, 2024 at 7:15 PM