Welcome to the Official Site of
Dan Carpenter, Artist
 Dan Carpenter has achieved widespread acclaim for his beautiful and evocative paintings of wildlife and Western subjects. His acrylic paintings capture the humor and essence of the animals as well as the wonderful natural settings in which they are found. Dan paints with fine detail and realism and with his 'fairly fine' sense of humor. He is frequently commissioned to paint portraits of his patrons with their favorite animal.
Dan described himself as being in the continuing process of becoming a "self-taught artist" and admits to learning something from almost every artist he meets.
While specializing in the wildlife and landscapes of the American West, Dan has also been able to study subjects all over the country. He has been fortunate enough to observe whales, eagles, and the brown bear, among other wildlife, in Alaska and Canada.
Dan was born in Cody, Wyoming, and raised in the mountains of Northwest Colorado. His interest in art, wildlife and the outdoors began in the pristine environment. A football scholarship brought him to the University of New Mexico where he studied architecture, photography and engineering. Before becoming a fulltime artist, he worked as a sheepherder in Colorado, a game warden in Alaska, a design architect in New Mexico and a free-lance photographer.
His interests include hang gliding, team roping, canoeing, kayaking, and rafting, backpacking, photography and the study of wildlife. He works out of his studio in the mountains bordering Cibola National Forest near Cedar Crest, New Mexico, where he and his first wife are planning their next adventure in the their custom 5th wheel.
P.S.
While on a research and painting trip to Alaska, in the summer of 2008, Dan and Judy found the perfect home and studio on Lake Pend Oreille, in the far northern tip of the Idaho "Pot Handle," near the town of Sandpoint, Idaho. Consequently, on the return trip to "lower 48," they bought the house and moved into it in November.
Plan on seeing a bit of change in the subject matter in Dan's paintings, as the northwest landscapes and wildlife are an exciting new challenge!
Inquires are invited regarding originals, prints and commissions.
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