Daniel Bilmes

Teaches at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art

Daniel Bilmes is an artist in the classic figurative genre, whose paintings are noted for their elegance, refinement and serene humanism. Daniel is the recipient of the grand prize, in the “2011 utrecht/American artist magazine competition”, and has recently been awarded the “portrait merit award” in this year’s salon international. Daniel’s work has been influenced by such masters as Rafael, Repin and Rembrandt, but the artist he most admires is his father and teacher, Semyon Bilmes. Daniel began his artistic education at the age of eight under Semyon’s tutelage. At the age of 15 he became an instructor at the Ashland Academy of Art, where he taught for 6 years. His work aims to capture the character of his subject in the most sensitive and truthful way possible. He achieves this by digging ever deeper into the human experience, looking for hidden insights, bringing them into significance and onto the canvas.