About The Artist

In my youth, I was always mesmerized by nature and the visual ironies with which it presented itself. There is nothing so pure and powerful as nature. The contradictions in its color palette and its subtle nuances have made a lasting impression and continue to enhance my senses. It is those impressions that have influenced my work.

My approach is one of expressionism and total distortion. I focus on the irony of it all by using arbitrary colors with organic materials, reinforcing nature's contradictions and its true character.

I begin by photographically capturing a subject, then focus on the emotion of the piece by distorting it digitally.  I then paint it by hand using a cross-mix of media. By using deliberate, thick impasto oil techniques, the delicate stroke of watercolor and oil pastel, or the contradictory combination of resin and organic material, I seek to convey the true character of each work until it absorbs a life of its own. It is at that point when I bring it to life on canvas.

I use all premium media including fine art archival quality ink, acrylic paint, oil pastels, as well as the most respected sources for acid-free, archival watercolor paper and canvas.

When my art evokes emotional responses and reactions, no matter how strong or silent, I believe I then have communicated what nature has intended us to see.

Hopefully, I have evoked an emotional response from you.

Daniel Wasinger

B.A. Art, B.S. Design