Dan Patterson is an award winning
northwest artist and instructor who
works in many mediums, wood being
one of his favorites and Fish being his
favorite subject.  His woodcarvings of
fish have won numerous awards at
shows and competitions.   The experts
classify Dan’s creations in wood as
“fine art” and his passion to replicate
his subject just as it is in nature is
ranking him among the top realistic
wildlife artists in the country.  Dan's
art differs from most as his ambition
is to be as technically correct with his
fish renderings as possible.  Dan is a
native Nebraskan and after twenty-
three years serving in the US Army
now lives in Washington State with his
family..
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The Artist