I am both a painter and visual arts educator based in the Chicago land area. I was born in 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, studied art education at Northern Illinois University, and recently received my Master’s Degree from Saint Xavier University. I currently work in my field teaching fine art in the Northwest suburbs. I strive to expand the visual perceptions, visual communication, and comprehension of young minds. I envision my teaching career as leading toward higher education and eventually the mentoring of future art educators. Though I spend my days educating future artists, I have never stopped the creation of my own works. I feel that being an actual artist gives me more authority to educate on the subject because I fully understand the process and emotional investment it takes to be an artist.

My works are a continuing study of the contrasting forms found in nature, painted in an abstracted representation. My mixed-media paintings are created through a combination of watercolor, acrylic paint, spray paint and colored pencil. I often display contrast in my work by combining geometric and organic shapes that I discover in natural environments. I pair these shapes with complementing color schemes to show the contrast of natural and manmade structures I view in the world. Nature is my profound inspiration and is often incorporated into my paintings on various levels. Beyond using nature for subject matter, I directly include nature in the process of creating work. I often leave stacks of my papers and canvases out in the rain to form the backgrounds of my work thereby relinquishing control to the elements.

Karnival Kitty

Daniel Edward

“Karnival Kitty”

Printing Ink on Paper

9” x 12”

$35

2020

Lucky Dog

Daniel Edward

“Lucky Dog”

Printing Ink on Paper

9” x 12”

$35

2020