About Dan

Dan Riesmeyer was born in Pittsburgh, PA where he began his life-long pursuit of drawing and painting as a student in Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Program and the Pennsylvania Governers School for the Arts. He earned his B.F.A. in 2008 from the Maryland Institute College of Art where he studied with Mark Karnes and his M.F.A. in 2010 from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art at Indiana University where he studied with Tim Kennedy and Bonnie Sklarski.

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Paintings, Older and Studies

Oil
  • The Threshold
    The Threshold
    Oil on canvas
  • Howe
    Howe
    Oil on canvas
  • Slow Growth
    Slow Growth
    Oil on canvas
  • In The Studio
    In The Studio
    Oil on canvas
  • The Night
    The Night
    Oil on linen on board
  • Distortion
    Distortion
    Oil on linen on board
  • Still Life
    Still Life
    Oil on linen on board

Paintings, 2010-2012

Oil on Linen
  • The Landscape Painter
    The Landscape Painter
    Oil on Linen, 10"-12"
  • Figure in Interior
    Figure in Interior
    Oil on linen, 8"-10"
  • Shapeshifter
    Shapeshifter
    Oil on Linen, 22"-26"
  • The Traveler
    The Traveler
    Oil on Linen, 46"-46"
  • The Edge of Town
    The Edge of Town
    Oil on Linen, 54"-60"

Wash Drawings

Watercolor on paper, a variety of sizes.
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Still Life

Still life paintings.
  • The Spellbinder
    The Spellbinder
    24"x20", oil on linen, 2014
  • After the Hunt
    After the Hunt
    14"x18", oil on linen, 2014

Landscape

Landscape paintings and drawings.
  • Night Lights
    Night Lights
    10"x8", oil on muslin on board, 2014
  • Aurora St.
    Aurora St.
    ~24"x36", graphite on paper, 2014
  • The Night Sky
    The Night Sky
    11.5"x10", oil on linen on panel, 2013
  • The Back River
    The Back River
    8"x10", oil on muslin on panel, 2014
  • Morning Light
    Morning Light
    8"x8", oil on muslin on panel, 2014
  • Late Snow
    Late Snow
    10"x8", oil on muslin on panel, 2014
  • The Dundulk Water Treatment Plant
    The Dundulk Water Treatment Plant
    8"x10", oil on linen on panel, 2014

Figure Paintings

Oil on linen, paintied from a combination of observation and imagination.
  • The Night Chef
    The Night Chef
    Oil on Linen 32"x24"
  • Dusk, The Equinox
    Dusk, The Equinox
    Oil on Linen 32"x24"
  • August, Afternoon
    August, Afternoon
    Oil on Linen 22"x18"
  • Portrait with Black Dog
    Portrait with Black Dog
    24"x14", oil on linen, 2014
  • The Album
    The Album
    36"x42", oil on linen, 2014