Danna Ray (b.1981) is a painter from Western North Carolina. Working on location and from her studio deep in the woods of the Black Mountains, Ray creates landscapes using gestural marks to find immediacy and connection with her surroundings.
"By focusing on the natural world in a state of flux, I’m searching for a sense of presence, a response, a feeling of equilibrium in a world that is continually shifting." -DR
Medium: Oil on panel
Ready to Hang
North Carolina, USA
Danna Ray (b.1981) is a painter from Western North Carolina. Working on location and from her studio deep in the woods of the Black Mountains, Ray creates landscapes using gestural marks to find immediacy and connection with her surroundings.
"By focusing on the natural world in a state of flux, I’m searching for a sense of presence, a response, a feeling of equilibrium in a world that is continually shifting." -DR