Diane Painting

Daniel Anaka is an appreciably self-taught artist, specializing in acrylic and oil painting and drawing, having acquired knowledge and skill through his own initiative, rather than through formal art education. He is also a photographer and graphic designer with over ten years experience in instructing fine art. He has taught at several institutions and community-based programs, and privately out of his studio. Daniel is a full-time artist and has been actively exhibiting his artwork since 2003. He began his fine art photography and freelance graphic design projects shortly after in 2005. Anaka's Contemporary and neoclassical art lessons have included the subjects of art fundamentals, drawing, portraiture, figurative, still life, landscape, wildlife, abstract, color theory, materials, process and creative concept. He has taught the following mediums of acrylic, oil, charcoal, graphite, Conte, pastel, colored pencil, pen, ink, and mixed media. Teaching students privately one-on-one, and classes of up 15 students of all ages and levels of experience. His lessons are incredibly inspirational, relaxed and infused with motivational energy. He understands that his students learn in various ways, at different levels and discover their talents at their own pace. Daniel Anaka remains unconventional, confident, and consistent in refining his own abilities and approaches in the visual arts. He is now actively painting in both oil and acrylic, while mainly drawing in charcoal, pen, and graphite. He remains focused on representational portraiture and figurative artwork and has plans to develop his portfolio in landscape, cityscape, still life and abstract portfolio. He is currently participating in leadership and communication seminars and has passionately begun several community projects. Daniel has plans to lead and transform other artists while organizing and contributing his unique showmanship to exhibits for upcoming artists and himself in his community.