Daniel Gonzalez
(Seattle, WA, USA)
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Marleys Back, Oil on Canvas , 48" x 30"

I'm predominantly an oil painter of contemporary and surreal figurative work. I am a prolific artist creating art and expressing my passions through these different mediums. My art conveys the central message of a zest for life and a curiosity of the unknown after we are gone. I feel what really matters is the stuff you feel inside you, the emotions and wonder. Composing compositions that communicate this have expanded my art styles from traditional portraiture to surreal contemporary works. My need to create great art comes from a feeling that borders on urgency that comes from the reality that we are not on this Earth for very long and that what we do with that time matters. I feel that my art will live on after I'm gone and I feel I owe it to the artwork and to myself to do the best I can creating it. Making art is how I am true to myself and to others.