Daniel Gerhartz "The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty" Solo Exhibition

Daniel Gerhartz

The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty

Solo Exhibition

Daniel Gerhartz

The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty Solo Exhibition July 10-16, 2020

on the cover: Peacock oil 40x30 inside cover: The River Seine (detail) oil 14x20

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 www.meyergalleries.com 505.983.1434

Honesty is the vein that runs through the life and art of Dan Gerhartz. This integrity, combined with his driving work ethic and impeccable technique, have brought him a degree of success that artists twice his age would envy.

Born in 1965, Gerhartz grew up in rural Wisconsin, an area he continues to call home. The unspoiled beauty of the nearby Kettle Moraine State Forest was his playground as a child and provides inspiration for many of his paintings today. “I’ve been really lucky,” he says. “I can paint what I want to paint.

The area around here is so beautiful, with its rolling hills, deciduous forests, and prairies. I love to place a figure against that landscape.”

Gerhartz credits an inspirational high school art instructor, John Baitinger, for helping shape his artistic direction. “He guided me through my formative years when I didn’t know where I wanted to go with my art. But I already knew it was going to be a very important part of my life.” He continued his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he was awarded the Faculty Recommendation Scholarship and the President’s Award in 1985.

Later, artist Richard Schmidt was important in Gerhartz’ career through sharing his knowledge and skill.

Despite his remarkable early success, Dan Gerhartz is determined to keep growing. “This is just the beginning,” he says. “All I have to do is open a book with the work of the masters. Their technical ability is just so humbling.

Painting is a never-ending learning process. I look forward to learning my entire life.” To this end, he spends a great deal of time studying the work of artists who inspire him, including John Singer Sargent, Alphonse Mucha, and the French and American Impressionists. Particularly important have been Russian artists, especially Nicolai Fechin. “The Russians are so loose, but so honest,” he explains.

Dan Gerhartz’ brilliant use of light and color has earned him numerous awards in his young career. His work has been featured in invitational exhibitions, including the Prix de West and the Artists of America exhibitions, as well as in public and private collections nationwide. He has taught workshops at the Scottsdale Artists’ School and the Fechin Institute in Taos. “I always try to paint from the heart,” he says. “Every day I thank God for the opportunity to do this.”

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Paris Opera House oil 16x12

A Note of Love oil 30x14

Where the Pheasants Fly oil 12x16

“I need to be reminded everyday that God’s love will not fail,” says Gerhartz. “However I can share that through imagery is my goal.

To Him be the Glory oil 32x26

Marsh Marigolds oil 24x12

Freshly Fallen oil 18x30

The River Seine oil 14x20

Shelter oil 36x60

Where Vincent Walked - Between Darkness & Light oil 12x16

Peacock oil 40x30

“A flower, still life, or the sheer beauty of creation. The line work, form, and harmony – it all speaks to a being way beyond us that is powerful, creative and who wants us to see, share, and spread beauty.”

-Daniel Gerhartz

Angels and Daffodils oil 24x12

Clear Winter Light oil 20x30

Evening at the Paris Opera oil 9x12

Daniel Gerhartz

The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty Solo Exhibition

A Note of Love

30x14

$9,500

Angels and Daffodils

24x12

$6,500

Clear Winter Light

20x30

$11,000

Evening at the Paris Opera

9x12

$3,500

Freshly Fallen 18x30 $11,000 Marsh Marigolds 24x12 $6,500 Paris Opera House 16x12 $4,900 Peacock 40x30 $22,000 Shelter 36x60 $40,000 The River Seine 14x20 $6,300 To Him be the Glory

32x26

$16,000

Where Pheasants Fly

12x16

$4,900

Where Vincent Walked: Between Darkness and Light

12x16

$4,900

Daniel Gerhartz Education The American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois, September 1983 - June 1985 Studied with artist/instructor John Baitinger, Kewaskum, Wisonsin Studied with artist/instructor Richard Schmid, Chicago, Illinois Studied figure drawing with artist/instructor Bill Parks at American Academy of Art Select Awards Nona Jean Hulsey-Buyer’s Choice Award, Prix de West Invitational, NAWA, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma, 1999, 1994, 1993 Robert Lougheed Award, Prix de West Invitational, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1998 Silver Medal for Oil, National Academy of Western Art Exhibit, National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1993 Buyer’s Choice Award, Northwest Rendezvous Exhibit, Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah, 1992 John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Foundation Scholarship, 1998 Chicago Municipal Art League Award, 1988 President’s Award - American Academy of Art, 1985 Faculty Recommendation Scholarship - American Academy of Art, 1985 Museum Collections West Bend Art Museum, permanent collection, West Bend, Wisconsin, 1989 Huntsville Museum of Art, permanent collection, Huntsville, Alabama, 1997

Daniel Gerhartz

The Promise of Dawn: Moments of Beauty

Solo Exhibition July 10-16, 2020

OPENING RECEPTION JULY 10, 2020 5-7PM

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 www.meyergalleries.com 505.983.1434