Daniel Merriam - Changing Views - 1000 Pieces

Daniel Merriam (American, b. 1963)
Changing Views, 2016

Contemporary surrealist Daniel Merriam paints an airy dreamworld of Victorian characters and architectural wonders. His paintings often seem lit from within but underlaid by darkness, fueled by fantasy and a romantic sensibility. Merriam studied mechanical and architectural design before becoming an architectural illustrator. By age twenty-three he had given up a successful commercial art career to pursue fine art. In 2012 he opened Bubble Street Galleryan emporium celebrating creativity and imagination in Sausalito, Californiawhere he showcases his paintings, sculpture, and fine objects d'art. Merriams works have been exhibited across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.