Dana Wheeler

Hello, my name is Dana Wheeler and I was recently let go from my job which has caused me to re-evaluate my career goals. Being that I am 60 years old I have begun thinking about utilizing my artistic abilities as a means of producing income or to supplement my income.

I have always loved art and enjoyed drawing and painting. During high school I took art as a major and worked mostly with acrylics and pen and ink. In the 1980’s I took courses in oils, photography and drawing at Boston area colleges and the Museum of Fine Arts School. I have just recently started painting after a 25 year hiatus. This has been an interesting process and my artwork continues to develop.

My tastes in art have evolved over the years. Early on I was very interested in surrealism as well a traditional realism. I later began to enjoy impressionism and finally I find that I enjoy all art. My favorite artists have also changed over the years; they include Salvador Dali, Andrew Wyeth, Claude Monet, and Edward Hopper.

I work in watercolor, acrylic, and oil and I am very interested in realism and the use of colors. Many of my paintings were inspired by photographs that have significance to me from different times of my life.

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