Dan was born and raised in the suburbs of Rochester, NY. He attended Syracuse University, where he received a BFA in illustration.
Shortly after graduation he moved to NYC where he took up bartending, while working part time as an illustrator. Growing weary of the
daily grind, he moved to sunny Florida in order to focus solely on his art. His paintings have appeared in numerous publications and
galleries throughout the US and abroad. Dan lives and works in Jacksonville, FL with his beautiful and inspiring wife Kendal and their feisty
bird Jax.