Daniel Wise

Artist Statement:

Inspired by nature, much of my art reflects the beauty that surrounds me. I love to paint the landscape on site but that's not always possible or practical so I spend time in my converted barn studio. Which isn't so bad either—I love my rustic studio in the woods of Maryland (just outside Washington, D.C.) and can easily get lost in there sketching, painting, or reading an art book.

My first medium was pastel and one that I always gravitate to. I love the immediacy of the medium as well as the intensity of hue. I find it a versatile medium that allows me to capture a mood, the light, and be expressive with my mark making. In addition to pastel, I work in oil and watercolor. And, I've been known to do a wood carving or two. I just like to create.

My work has been exhibited throughout the United States and it can be found in international private, public, and corporate collections. I've been fortunate to have received many awards and my work has been featured in several solo shows as well as in many group, invitational, and juried exhibitions. 

I've enjoyed signature memberships with the Pastel Society of America, Maryland Pastel Society, American Impressionists Society, and membership groups such as the Audubon Artists and Washington Society of Landscape Painters.

Currently, my goal is to paint daily and with the focus on painting what is true for me from the heart. Without love of the craft it's just a job.

Education:

My undergraduate degree is in painting. I've studied drawing, oil, and watercolor painting but it wasn't until I was older that I decided to take some pastel workshops because I was self-taught in pastel and it was 'my' medium and I didn't want the influence of others to confuse it. I found that the I had plenty to learn from others. The primary lesson is that one can learn process without

Awards & Distinctions:

Third Place. Members Only Exhibition Maryland Pastel Society, Bethesda, Md., Selections and Awards Juried by Joe Fitzgerald

The Art Spirit Foundation/Dianne Bernhard Award for Merit. Audubon Artists' 66th Annual Exhibition, New York, N.Y., Awards Juried by Louise Ross and Kate Nearpass Ogden

Silver Medal of Honor for Pastel. Audubon Artists' 65th Annual Exhibition, New York, N.Y., Awards Juried by Susan Teller, Michael Cagno, and Raymond J. Steiner

 

Exhibitions:

Daniel Wise: In and Out of the Studio. Gallery Sim, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Wise Impressions. C. William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, Cumberland, Md. 

383: Viewing the Potomac. Solo Gallery, The Art League/Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Va. 

American Impressionist Society 10th Annual Juried Exhibition. Saks Galleries Cherry Creek, Denver, Colo., Juried by Quang Ho

Shades of Pastels. The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, Md., Juried by Richard McKinley

Pastel Society of America 37th Annual Juried Exhibition. The National Arts Club, New York, NY.

Audubon Artists 66th Annual Juried National Exhibition. Salmagundi Art Club, New York, N.Y., Selections Juried by Rhoda Yanow.

Pastel Society of America Signature Member Exhibition. Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vt.

Experience Pastel. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, Md.

Audubon Artists' 65th Annual Exhibition. Salmagundi Art Club, New York, N.Y., Selections Juried by Daniel E. Greene

 

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Pastel painting, Yellow Barn Studio
Painting, Daniel Wise Studio
Numerous workshops and demonstrations (plein air and studio)

Artistic Influences:

World famous or not, all of these artists are ranked as influencers in my world, they include John Singer Sargent, Richard Schmid, Anselm Kiefer, Kim Lordier, Albert Bierstadt, Paul Cézanne, and Albert Handell.

Tags:

pastel, landscape, watercolor, impressionistic, waterscape, rivers