DAN ENGLER STUDIO
TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR
Biography
DAN ENGLER WAS BORN IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. HIS EARLY INTEREST IN ARCHITECTURE BROUGHT HIM TO THE GREAT PLAINS TOWN OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS WHERE HE STUDIED ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ART. THROUGH HIS STUDIES HE MET LANDSCAPE ARTIST OSCAR LARMER, WHO INTRODUCED DAN TO WATERCOLOR PAINTING. DAN CONTINUES TO PAINT THE LANDSCAPE IN WATERCOLOR FROM HIS HOME IN ST LOUIS, MISSOURI.
DAN IS A STUDIO PAINTER, WHO USES A RESERVOIR OF SKETCHES DRAWN FROM EXCURSIONS IN THE SURROUNDING REGION. AT HIS STUDIO HE STRUCTURES THESE SKETCHES INTO HIS PAINTINGS.
AS HE PAINTS HE MUST MANAGE THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ERRATIC NATURE OF THE WATERCOLOR MEDIUM AND THE COMPOSITION HE BUILDS UPON. HIS EDUCATION IN ARCHITECTURE CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE HIS PAINTING:
"The composition of a painting is its foundation. A solid composition gives me confidence on which to make my stand. It is my strongest ally in my effort to build beautiful images.”
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