Horse Ties Cory Benhatzel’s paintings are inspired

Cory Benhatzel’s paintings are inspired by the occult

She posed for paintings by several noted 19th-century painters

there is a subtle tension between beautiful and unsettling elements

Gnostic and platonic deities responsible for fashioning the material world out of primordial chaos

Horse Ties Cory Benhatzel’s paintings are inspiredInfo Artist Bio 18 x 24 inches 2012 Oil on Canvas Daniel J. Valadez was born in Santa Clara, California. He was raised in Visalia, California, only to make his return years later to the Bay Area. It was while attending West Valley Jr. College in San Jose that Daniel came to the realization that his passion for art was worth pursuing and developing. As a result, he moved to San Francisco in the spring of 2005 and began studying at the Academy of Art