Minnesota based artist Daniel Volenec has concentrated on drawing and painting people for over a decade. Dan trained at the now famous Atelier Lack under the tutelage of Steven Gjertson where technique was emphasized. Yet Dan understands that presenting a figure is about more than technique. Creating compelling figures requires sensing and tapping into a world without words and trusting that world to guide and instruct. This tension, the combination of honed skill and fragrance from the “other side'“ compels him to explore the complexity of the human condition.