"What a wonderful world we live in! Brilliant light next to deep shadows, warm colors opposing cool, sharp geometric shapes near soft organic forms – I am amazed by this beauty.  These past few years, my art has been informed by plein-air painting across the country. In turn, these small studies give inspiration to my studio work.” 

For more than 45 years, Daniel has been a teacher of art and a practicing artist in Greeley, Colorado.  His work can be seen at the Lincoln Gallery in Loveland, the Madison and Main Gallery in Greeley, exhibited in national shows, and on his website, Facebook and Instagram accounts.   He is amazed by how experiments and new learning continues to reveal new “right answers” to what is art and why do we create.  "Painting continues to inflame my passion."

Find more of Dan's work on his website or Instagram.

As an artist, I find immense joy and inspiration working with varied mediums such as pastels, oils, and scratchboard. Each medium allows me to express my creative narrative in unique and evocative ways. My chosen tools of color and texture provide me a visual vocabulary, creating a bridge between my internal perceptions and the canvas before me.

I am captivated by the natural world, the gentle rise and fall of landscapes, the charisma of wildlife, and the hidden stories in human portraits. I seek to capture these moments that are filled with a sense of serenity, vibrancy, and power. My work is a tribute to nature's grandeur, the complexity of human emotions, and the unspoken bonds among all beings.

Every artwork I create is the result of a carefully devised artistic process. Pastels allow for soft, subtle blending and layering of colors and shades, which I often utilize in painting earthly terrains. For the intricate details of animal fur or the expressive lines in human faces, I turn to the scratchboard technique. Oil painting, on the other hand, offers me the chance to delve into deeper color spectrums and textures, allowing for a greater depth of field and a high degree of realism.

My artwork serves as an exploration and celebration of life around us, a reflection of my relationship with it, and a way to connect audiences to the inherent beauty of our world. Every brush stroke, every scratch, every blend of color is a step closer to unfolding the narrative behind the canvas – striving to arouse in viewers the same connection and awe to the world I feel. From the intricate majesty of a lion or the serene beauty of a rolling landscape to the subtle emotions in a human portrait, my goal is to spark an emotive response in the viewer, to draw them into these shared experiences of our collective existence.