Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith was named Ducks Unlimited International Artist of the Year in 1988 and in 2002. In 1996, Dan was inducted into the U.S. Art Hall of Fame due to his great popularity among print collectors. In 1996, Smith also received the People's Choice. Award and Master Palette Award at the Masterworks in Miniature Show at Gallery
One in Mentor, Ohio. At the 1997 Florida Wildlife Art Expo, Smith was named the Artist of the Year; and in 2003, Daniel Smith received 3 prestigious awards from the Society of Animal Artists: an Award of Excellence, The Leonard J. Meiselman Award for a Realistic Painting Executed in an Academic Manner, and The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum Purchase Award.
Today, Daniel Smith lives in the mountains of southwest Montana where he is surrounded by North American wildlife that inspires him to paint. Daniel Smith's paintings of nature have been published by Mill Pond Press since 1978. His artwork is the subject of the following book: More Wildlife Paintings: Techniques of Modern Masters (cover - Watson-Guptill Publications, 1996), and he can be seen in the video: Capturing
the Moment: The Artistry of Daniel Smith.
Daniel Smith travels frequently to research his subjects in their natural habitat,believing that there is no substitute for personal experience in the field. He says of his artwork, "I want people to experience the peace, the tranquility of the wilderness, of being the only one out there, communing with nature."
One in Mentor, Ohio. At the 1997 Florida Wildlife Art Expo, Smith was named the Artist of the Year; and in 2003, Daniel Smith received 3 prestigious awards from the Society of Animal Artists: an Award of Excellence, The Leonard J. Meiselman Award for a Realistic Painting Executed in an Academic Manner, and The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum Purchase Award.
Today, Daniel Smith lives in the mountains of southwest Montana where he is surrounded by North American wildlife that inspires him to paint. Daniel Smith's paintings of nature have been published by Mill Pond Press since 1978. His artwork is the subject of the following book: More Wildlife Paintings: Techniques of Modern Masters (cover - Watson-Guptill Publications, 1996), and he can be seen in the video: Capturing
the Moment: The Artistry of Daniel Smith.
Daniel Smith travels frequently to research his subjects in their natural habitat,believing that there is no substitute for personal experience in the field. He says of his artwork, "I want people to experience the peace, the tranquility of the wilderness, of being the only one out there, communing with nature."