Dan LaVigne

Dan LaVigne resides in Southern California. He received his M.F.A. degree from California State University, Long Beach. Mr. LaVigne’s work has always been defined by sensitivity to subject and distinctive eye for color. His oil paintings have graced numerous private collections throughout the United States. He was recently honored by being featured in the inaugural edition of The Best of America.

Artist’s Statement:

My job as an artist is to communicate visually, but painting employs a wonderful paradox; as the pictures become more accomplished, they become more personal. They leave the nettlesome concerns of detail and enter a realm of impressions; part moment, part flavor, part memory. They draw from a common well of experiences for which there are no words, but which we all know and feel deeply. My goal is to make pictures that the viewer has in some way lived.