Dan Remmel

Artist and Illustrator Dan Remmel has spent a lifetime creating paintings and murals with uncommon versatility. Before settling on acrylics as his predominant medium, Dan had worked in oil, watercolor, pastel, and pen & ink. His technique varies from photo-realism to more loosely painted whimsical fantasy, blending mythological elements, remarkable detail and sweeping imagination.

Born in 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dan has travelled the world photographing and painting a wide array of subject matter. He has produced a substantial body of work depicting the landscapes, animals, architecture and people he has encountered. His paintings range in size from miniatures to large-scale murals in schools, businesses, and private collections.

In the 1990’s Dan was the primary illustrator for “One Planet”, an internationally distributed wildlife t-shirt manufacturer. At the same time, he started his own business painting airbrushed murals in houses, doctor’s offices and in the 2000’s moving on to paint huge carnival ride fronts. He also spent two years in Ireland (2004-6) showing paintings in Galway and Dublin and winning the 2005 Curfew Tower Award in Cushendal, Northern Ireland.

Dan’s work has appeared three times in International Artist magazine and twice in American Art Collector magazine. In 2020 alone, he was awarded in two national juried competitions and took 1st place in the ArtSarasota “Onward and Upward” online competition.