Dara Daniel
Grants Pass, Oregon, CA United States
The natural world and my love for animals inspire my Acrylic on canvas, mixed-media paintings. I combine contrasting and complementary colors, shapes, and textures to create fun and sophisticated interpretations of horses and other animal spirits. I... More
Artist Statement:
The natural world and my love for animals inspire my Acrylic on canvas, mixed-media paintings. I combine contrasting and complementary colors, shapes, and textures to create fun and sophisticated interpretations of horses and other animal spirits.
I also enjoy painting non-objective art that is just about colors and shapes. I like juxtaposing squares, rectangles, and circles and employ all the available design elements to express rhythms, energy, moods, and emotions.
I also enjoy painting non-objective art that is just about colors and shapes. I like juxtaposing squares, rectangles, and circles and employ all the available design elements to express rhythms, energy, moods, and emotions.
Education:
Dara Daniel's education includes a MA degree from Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, and a BA degree from Chico, California State University, Chico, CA. She also attended College of the Siskiyous, Weed, California, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey,California, and Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Awards & Distinctions:
Special Merit Award, “Feeling Free“Animals 2017”, Light Space and Tim” online juried art show
Best Painting Award, "Wild and Windy" oil on canvas, "Simplicity", Still Point" quarterly.
Second Place, "Wild Flowers" oil on canvas, , "Point Focus, Shape" online, juried international painting competition, 2015
Award of Excellence, "Spring Dance II" oil on linen," 3rd Biannual Online Global Competition, Juror: Falavia Cosma, 2014
Honorable Mention, "Spring Concerto", oil on linen, Landscape My Art Contest on line juried art competition, full page featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine Issue #10, 2012
3rd Place painting category, 5th Place overall category,"Clematis", pastel on paper, "Botanical", Light, Space, and Time, online juried art competition, 2012
4th Place painting category, 8th Place overall category,, "Feel the Flowers", oil on linen, "Countryside", Light, Space, and Time on line juried art competition, 2012
First Place, Pastel "Morning Gossip", 5th Annual National Coast Redwoods Art Association, Crescent City, CA, Judge, George Miyasaki, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, CA, 2009
Peoples Choice, "Spring Blossoms in the Morning Light", 5th Annual National Redwoods Art Association, Crescent City, CA,2009
Presidents Purchase Award, Sculpture, Humboldt State University, Arcata,CA, 1988
Best Painting Award, "Wild and Windy" oil on canvas, "Simplicity", Still Point" quarterly.
Second Place, "Wild Flowers" oil on canvas, , "Point Focus, Shape" online, juried international painting competition, 2015
Award of Excellence, "Spring Dance II" oil on linen," 3rd Biannual Online Global Competition, Juror: Falavia Cosma, 2014
Honorable Mention, "Spring Concerto", oil on linen, Landscape My Art Contest on line juried art competition, full page featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine Issue #10, 2012
3rd Place painting category, 5th Place overall category,"Clematis", pastel on paper, "Botanical", Light, Space, and Time, online juried art competition, 2012
4th Place painting category, 8th Place overall category,, "Feel the Flowers", oil on linen, "Countryside", Light, Space, and Time on line juried art competition, 2012
First Place, Pastel "Morning Gossip", 5th Annual National Coast Redwoods Art Association, Crescent City, CA, Judge, George Miyasaki, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley, CA, 2009
Peoples Choice, "Spring Blossoms in the Morning Light", 5th Annual National Redwoods Art Association, Crescent City, CA,2009
Presidents Purchase Award, Sculpture, Humboldt State University, Arcata,CA, 1988
Exhibitions:
" Plus 1 = 1 Gallery, "Companions" 2018
Studio Channel Islands, “Abundance” 2016
Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual Associate
Members Exhibition, Pleasant Grove, CA, 2010
Pastel Society of the West Coast,
24th Annual International Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA, 2010
Mendocino Arts for the Parks, Fort Bragg, CA, 2010
Redwood Coast Art Association National Juried Art Exhibition,
Crescent City, CA, 2009
Mendocino Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Mendocino, CA, 2008
New Ground Gallery, Oakland, California, 1993
MikkiMoves Gallery, Eureka, CA, oils on canvas and linen,
"Natural Impressions" 2014
Studio Channel Islands, “Abundance” 2016
Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual Associate
Members Exhibition, Pleasant Grove, CA, 2010
Pastel Society of the West Coast,
24th Annual International Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA, 2010
Mendocino Arts for the Parks, Fort Bragg, CA, 2010
Redwood Coast Art Association National Juried Art Exhibition,
Crescent City, CA, 2009
Mendocino Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Mendocino, CA, 2008
New Ground Gallery, Oakland, California, 1993
MikkiMoves Gallery, Eureka, CA, oils on canvas and linen,
"Natural Impressions" 2014
Artist Tags:
horses,, equine art, contemporary, textural, wildlife, semi-abstarct
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