Norm Daniels

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• Norm Daniels Norm was born and raised in San Diego, California. As a third-generation San Diegan, he took to all manner of water sports at an early age but settled with surfing in the early seventies. But it was drawing that held his attention most of all. As early as he can recall Norm was scribbling on any scrap of paper he could commandeer. In early 1990, Norm found inspiration in the illustrations of Dean Cornwell and thought he would try oil painting. To that end, he studied with the master “plein air” artist Ken Auster. Norm says sometimes the paint just seems to flow out of his soul and onto the canvas, which is reflected in his composition of incredible bold brush strokes and dramatic color palettes.