About the Artist

Art and the Sea have always been Danielle Perry's passions. She started her creative journey while living on her childhood farm in Canada. Much of her free time was spent drawing and horseback riding exploring the Laurentian Mountains and rivers. Later in her twenties...camping on the coastal shores of the St. Lawrence River and exploring the Maritimes became her preferred escapades. 

Danielle studied graphic design at Dawson College in Montreal, Canada. She worked 8 years as designer, illustrator and creative director for Trudeau, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of tableware. She was considered a hallmark of the company and her tableware designs were acclaimed and sold worldwide. 

In 1998, the Quebec City native followed her life long dream of living in the tropics and she relocated to South Florida to pursue a tropical lifestyle. Living in the yacht capital of the world “Fort Lauderdale” eventually landed her in the yacht industry. She quickly worked her way up the nautical ladder to chef position. A cross Atlantic voyage on a 150” expedition yacht from Florida to Italy and working on a beautiful 103' Wally sailboat in Greece for the Rothschild's are some of the highlights of her yachting career. She applied her creative skills as freelance yacht chef for the rich and famous for almost 20 years. Working on yachts have allowed her to explore the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys and New England several times onboard the most beautiful yachts ranging between 80' - 150'. While Danielle enjoys travel and the creativity associated with cooking in luxurious galleys at sea or private island estates, it's painting that really floats her boat. 

In  2008 she started fine art painting with focus and determination between occasional freelance chef contracts. Her extensive portfolio draws its inspiration mostly from countless travels to the Florida Keys and The Bahamas especially the Abaco islands and the wild and the secluded islands of the Exumas. Her scuba diving and snorkel adventures have also been a great source of inspiration for her marine life paintings. Her tropical and ocean surroundings inform her canvases with lush inviting beach paths, serene blues, watery reflections, pink sand beaches, bountiful reef views, nautical landmarks and graceful breezy palms. Her self taught painting style is realistic and representational with an incredible eye for detail, notably, her mesmerizing water reflections and nautical themes. She has the ability to convey a sense of truly being in the painting. Her preferred mediums are oil and acrylic. She also hand paints murals, serving trays, lazy susans as well as marine life and seabirds on lobster trap wood that she sources from Islamorada. Danielle is an artrepreneur and works out of her studio downtown Fort Lauderdale. 

Danielle Perry is a member of the American Society Marine Artists. Her paintings have been featured on cover of the 2016 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show magazine, the Hobe Sound, Jupiter and Tequesta magazines as well as having been published in Dockwalk and Tempus Jets magazines. She has been participating in fine art shows and festivals since 2010. Her art sale proceeds has helped raise funds for several coastal and reef conservation non profit organizations. 

STATEMENT

“Nature is beautiful and life is short. I want to capture and immortalize as much of it on canvas as I possibly can. While I paint, I think of the places I've been, the memories of secluded limitless horizons, colorful and bountiful reefs and of course my love of everything nautical and coastal. Painting to me is therapeutic, liberating and relaxing. It fills me with a sense of self worth and confidence. When I finish a successful painting, I feel a great sense of accomplishment. I am honored that my numerous art fans and art collectors support my quest to perfect my skill and do what I love. My outmost respect for nature transpires through my paintings and I hope that my art might help make a difference in this world through conservation and fundraising efforts for causes that touch my heART.”