Growing up in Wisconsin, south of Lake Winnebago near Milwaukee, Dan Gerhartz began drawing as a teenager.

Little girls with devotion to passion holds for me a place of deep sentiment. The Audition by Daniel Gerhartz I have always been fascinated by the life of others and looking at this painting is for me a bit of an obsession. I wonder what is going through her mind. Is it the hours of practice that has brought her to this place or is it the promise of a dream fulfilled? My love my care, Simone

Daniel Gerhartz's poignant paintings are composed with an almost musical intention, emotional intimacy, and a reverence for creation.