Continuum

A series of poured and sprayed acrylic and ink paintings exploring the relationship between light and dark, and the emotions that exist in between.

Acrylic and ink · Brooklyn, NY · 2026

Two tall abstract paintings standing side by side on a rooftop, one dark purple and blue, one yellow and pink, with the Manhattan skyline behind. — Continuum, Series I

About

Dave Schnupp is a Brooklyn-based painter and product designer working primarily with acrylic and ink. His paintings are created through a process of pouring, spraying, and layering color, allowing the materials to move naturally across the canvas.

Working from his rooftop in Brooklyn, he draws inspiration from music, emotion, and the relationship between contrasting visual environments.

Continuum is his current body of work, exploring how opposing emotions and visual experiences can exist together. The paintings presented here are part of Series I, created in 2026, and are available for exhibition and purchase.

Based in: Brooklyn, NY
Medium: Acrylic and ink
Instagram: @d0000dlz
Email: art@d0000dlz.com

Artist statement

I've always been interested in how color can express emotions that are difficult to put into words. Some feelings are intense, chaotic, and overwhelming. Others are quieter, softer, and more peaceful. Continuum is my way of exploring both, and everything that exists between them.

Music plays a big role in how I experience emotion and how I paint. I've always been drawn to the contrast between hard techno and opera, and how both can move me in completely different ways. I paint to the rhythm of the music, allowing its energy to guide the process. Sometimes it's fast and chaotic; other times it's slow and peaceful. Those shifts come through in the color, movement, and texture of each piece.

My work is built through layers of poured and sprayed acrylic and ink. I tilt the canvas, let colors bleed into one another, and embrace the unexpected shapes and textures that emerge. There's intention behind the composition, but also a willingness to let the materials find their own direction.

Continuum, Series I explores two ends of an emotional spectrum. The darker works are dense and energetic, while the lighter pieces are softer and more atmospheric. I don't see one as positive and the other as negative. Both represent equally important parts of the human experience. One doesn't exist without the other, and neither tells the full story on its own.

DarkDense, chaotic, weighted toward violet and black.
LightSofter, atmospheric, weighted toward yellow and rose.

Process

Most of my work begins on my rooftop in Brooklyn.

I lay the canvases flat on the floor, and sometimes a folding table, and work with diluted acrylic and ink, building up layers through pouring, spraying, and tilting the surface. Water becomes another part of the process, allowing colors to bleed, pool, and blend naturally rather than staying within controlled shapes.

I usually start by experimenting on paper or cardboard, testing different color combinations and how the materials react before moving to a larger canvas.

The paintings often develop over several sessions. I let each layer dry in the sun before returning to add more color, texture, or contrast. Some pieces become denser and more complex over time, while others feel finished after just a few washes.

One of my favorite parts of the process is not knowing exactly how a painting will turn out. I can control the colors, the placement, and the amount of paint, but there's always an element of chance in how everything comes together.

Knowing when to keep working and when to leave something alone is just as important as the painting itself.

A test on paper held over cardboard, green and yellow washes with a black pour and gold spatter. — Test on paper

A second paper test on cardboard, teal and black pours with gold. — Test on paper

Works

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The two large paintings standing apart on a rooftop beside a grey block wall and a mechanical room door. — Series I, No. 1 and No. 2Acrylic and inkEach: 72 × 36 in · 2026

The two large paintings with three smaller pink, green and yellow canvases propped in front of them. — Series I, No. 1 to No. 5Acrylic and inkNo. 3 and No. 5: 24 × 18 in · No. 4: 20 × 16 in · 2026

A small framed canvas in soft yellow, pink, orange and mint washes, propped on a rooftop ledge with trees and buildings behind. — Series I, No. 6Acrylic and inkFramed · 20 × 16 in · 2026

Two small canvases in hot pink, green and deep blue standing on a windowsill against the Brooklyn skyline. — Series I, No. 4 and No. 5Acrylic and inkNo. 4: 20 × 16 in · No. 5: 24 × 18 in · 2026

Close detail of dark purple and magenta paint with splatter, drips and a curved pale stroke. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

Close detail of a top corner, yellow fading into pink and deep purple with a blue cut. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

Close detail of an orange and rust pool inside a yellow and pink wash, with blue below. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

Close detail of a lower edge, blue and grey washes against orange and pink marks. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

Close detail of a study: a magenta pool ringed in blue inside olive green, with hot pink above. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

Close detail of a study: a blue and violet river cutting through red, with green pooling below. — Series I, detailPoured and sprayed acrylic and ink

The backs of both canvases, showing purple and yellow paint that has bled through the raw canvas around the wooden stretcher bars. — Series I, reverse of both canvasesBleed-throughRaw canvas on pine stretcher bars

Two small canvases in soft pink, violet and blue washes standing side by side on a rooftop ledge at golden hour. — Series I, No. 7 and No. 8Acrylic and inkEach: 20 × 16 in · 2026

A small canvas in deep green and black washes with gold pours and red, breaking into bright green and yellow on the right edge, standing on a chair indoors. — Series I, No. 9Acrylic and ink20 × 16 in · 2026

The back of one canvas beside the front of Series I. — Series I, reverse and frontBleed-through

Catalogue

Series I · 2026

All works are created using poured and sprayed acrylic and ink. Works are unframed unless otherwise noted, wired and ready to hang. Dimensions are listed as height × width. Prices do not include shipping.

01
Continuum I, No. 1
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
72 × 36 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
02
Continuum I, No. 2
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
72 × 36 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
03
Continuum I, No. 3
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
24 × 18 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
04
Continuum I, No. 4
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
20 × 16 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
05
Continuum I, No. 5
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
24 × 18 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
06
Continuum I, No. 6
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
20 × 16 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
07
Continuum I, No. 7
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
20 × 16 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
08
Continuum I, No. 8
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
20 × 16 in
Year
2026
Price
On request
09
Continuum I, No. 9
Medium
Acrylic and ink
Dimensions
20 × 16 in
Year
2026
Price
On request

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