Particularly interested in the life of these people, especially those from the high plains area, Dan says, "It amazes me and gives me deep respect for these people, the Paleo-Indians, that they could survive year round out on the open prairie with only primitive technology and the small support groups that they had to work with.
This intense, talented man began his fine arts career as a painter, then, intrigued by the challenges of three
dimensions, tackled and conquered clay, wood and bronze to depict his favorite subject, Native Americans. Each bronze sculpture's colorful patina is personally designed by the artist, and each base is oiled and waxed with a method similar to that used to create fine handmade furniture.
Dan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1949. His education includes majoring in Fine Art at the University
of Wyoming, and self taught study in sculpture and patinas. He attended various sculpture workshops taught by the renowned sculptor Ed Fraughton, and also studied anatomy at the Zahourek Institute's Anatomkin classes. The more he studied his subject, the more involved he became in the deep, unrecorded past.
Dan has won numerous awards in art shows throughout the Rocky Mountain region. His sculpture "The
Raider" was selected for the Museum Purchase Award at the 1999 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show. This sculpture joins the permanent collection of The Old West Museum in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
He has been selected to jury several regional and national art shows, having several times served as a juror for the Loveland High Plains Art Council's Sculpture in the Park in Loveland, Colorado, as well as the Western Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
