Artist: Daniel Diehl | Location: Charleston, SC
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Artist: Daniel Diehl | Location: Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC
Daniel Diehl is an ambitious artist, inventor, and small business owner. Having realized his talent for drawing and painting at a younger age, he was always pushing himself to go beyond what was expected in his work. With the completion of each new piece, he challenged himself to make the next project that much bigger and better. This is a philosophy he continues to live by today.
Influenced by the work of the Old Masters, Daniel has always thrived towards realism. Sometimes he incorporates a touch of the surreal when it can be applied in a fitting manner. The main idea behind his work has always been to invoke powerful emotion in the viewer-be it through the subject matter or the techniques used.
Daniel's work has won several awards throughout the country and can be seen in public and private collections worldwide. Having caught the eye of Ripley's "Believe It or Not!" back in 2012, he sold a large three-piece work to the organization which he had been drawing using only the collected soot from burning candles. Utilizing such obscure media and techniques has long been a passion of his. Daniel likes to prove that fine art can be created outside the realms of traditional materials.