Hi! I'm Danelle

For years, I’ve captured the spirit of animals in oils and the quiet beauty of landscapes in gouache, each piece a story about my fascination with nature.

I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Oregon State University and studied for one year at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland.

My high school years were spent living on a sailboat with my family where the peace and wild waters of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have inspired my art and my love of the exploring wild areas.

In 1988 I sailed with my father from Kauai to Seattle. The memories of the dolphins playing in our bow wake, flying fish careening across the waves and a fierce, 3 a.m. storm also play a role in conveying the drama of nature in my paintings.

Over the years I've been a captain of the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad K9 team, a volunteer firefighter/medic with North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department, and for 20 years owned and operated my dog training business, Rain City K9.

Every day in Southeast Alaska I adventure into the woods, explore the beaches and mountainsides and make art wherever I go. My three border collies Edna, Audrey and Henry are my artist muses. My oldest son Jackson and his chihuahua Geddy accompany me most days.

I have three adult kids - Jackson and Izaak who live here in Ketchikan with me and Claire, who lives with her husband, two dogs and a cat in Tucson.

All of the amazing experiences I've had flow into my artwork.