The natural world offers spiritual solace and balance. Nature's order is found all around us from the tiniest blossom to the folds in the slopes of a mountain. In my art I seek to explore and share the beauty of an untamed world. My paintings seek to capture the illusion of perfection in nature, the curve of a hawk's bill or the symmetrical arrangement of feathers. To allow others to bring a taste of this world into theirs, to freeze and frame a moment's focal point is what I strive to share with my work. Standing among the ancient mountains of Appalachia or the stark beauty of the desert Southwest, I am surrounded by inspiration for my paintings.

The goal of my art is perhaps best expressed through the poem by Wendell Berry:

The Peace of Wild Things

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

— Wendell Berry

As of January 1, 2016, my artworks will be signed as Donna Daniels, following my marriage. Works prior to that date are signed Donna Morgan.

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Artworks by Donna Daniels

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Justice (commissioned work) by Donna Daniels

Watercolour

After the Storm by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting

Red-Bellied Woodpecker by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting

Bright-Eyed by Donna Daniels

Watercolour

Treetop Kestrel by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting

Kentucky Cardinal in Snow by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting

Blue Jay in Winter by Donna Daniels

Watercolour

Effervescence by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting

Gray Squirrel by Donna Daniels

Watercolour

Salamander Spring by Donna Daniels

Painting

Reflection on the Rio Grande by Donna Daniels

Oil painting

Fan Dancer by Donna Daniels

Acrylic painting