Daniel Wise, PSA is a professional fine artist living in the Washington DC metro area who works in soft (dry) pastel and oil. He is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and Maryland Pastel Society, a charter member of the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and a member of the American Impressionists Society, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters, Allied Artists of America, and Audubon Artists.

Daniel grew up in Colorado where his love of the landscape developed. As early as he can remember, he spent weekends and summers in the wilderness with his family often camping in remote areas where—at the time—few people cared to venture. When asked why he doesn’t often put people in his paintings he says, “many of my paintings are about the landscape and when a landscape includes figures, the figures become the subject and the landscape becomes the backdrop.”

Daniel considers himself to be a perpetual student of art stating that he has only “begun to learn” how to paint. After studying at Pratt Institute, Daniel earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in painting and drawing from the University of Denver and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Cardinal Stritch University. Additional studies include: Denver Art Students’ League, The Art League in Alexandria, Virginia, and workshops with Kim Lordier, Albert Handell, and Scott Christensen.