DeAnn McDaniel Artworks Gallery

• She Persisted

  Colored Pencil, Mat Board, 14 x 11 x 1. Cherokee elder wrapped in Native blanket

• View of Vesuvius

  Acrylic. A view of Mt. Vesuvius from hotel room in Sorrento.

• Grandfather's Hands

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 1. I've always been fascinated by the elderly, particularly the story their hands tell. These hands show a lifetime of hard work, tenacity, wisdom, perseverance and a life well lived.

• Pepper Medley

  Alcohol Inks, Canvas

• Target Practice

  Colored Pencil, Paper. In the mountains above Ouray, CO there is a defunct old mine, the Senorita Mine. Long since closed, there remains the shell of an old flat bed truck, circa 1940, on the mine tailings, which has be…

• Cairns

  Watercolor, Paper. In Ridgway, CO, there is a serene small park which was built to commemorate Dennis Weaver, long time resident of Ridgway. People got into the habit of adding stones to the many existing cairns. They a…

• The Rose

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 x 22 x 1

• Happy Meal

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 x 22 x 1

• Long Winter

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo, 14 x 11 x 1. Bison weathering snowy weadther

• Native Flute with Cherokee Roses

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo, 11 x 14 x 1. Native American flute with Cherokee roses

• Wilting Sunflowers

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo, 11 x 14 x 1. Prints available. Wilting sunflowers

• Listenin' to the Rockies

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 1. Portrait of an old friend who lived in Ouray, CO and was a professional jeep tour guide. I caught him gazing up at the mountains thoughtfully and snapped a photo. He knew every story…

• King

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo, 9 x 12 x 1. Striking lion portrait

• Cherokee Girl with Turtle Shells

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo. Young Cherokee Girl with turtle shells used in Stomp Dance

• Pup and Boots

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 16 x 20 x 1. Sad lab, staked out by his owner's hiking boots, waiting patiently for a walk

• Reluctant Dancer

  Acrylic, Canvas, 16 x 12 x 1. Young Native girl pouting before she joins the phubow wow

• Vibrant Chameleon

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo. Chameleon with vibrant coloring

• Over the Hill

  Acrylic, Canvas, 8 x 10 x 1. Rose petals falling off wilted blooms

• Wolf Clan

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo, 14 x 11 x 1. Representing the Cherokee Wolf Clan

• Kneeling Cherokee Youth

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 1. Young Cherokee boy, kneeling

• The Thing About Pigs

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo. This happy little pig looks luminous with backlighting

• Crazy Dog

  Colored Pencil, Paper. I met this gentleman in Native Cherokee clothing at an art show. He graciously allowed me to photograph him for an art reference. He mentioned that he was in a motorcycle club and he was known as…

• Cherokee Homage

  Alcohol Inks, Canvas. This still life includes objects known and used by the Cherokee Nation. The Muskogee Creek Indians today believe that a spider in the house means good health and good fortune. The Cherokee credit G…

• Cherokee Trickster

  Alcohol Inks, Yupo. Rabbit, known as The Jokester in Cherokee lore.

• Evening Pond

  Alcohol Inks, Canvas, 8 x 10 x 1. Wistful, colorful scene of pond in evening

• Lazy River

  Alcohol Inks, Canvas, 8 x 10 x 1. A small meandering river snakes its way through a meadow

• The Fanciest Dancer of All

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 1. A young enthusiastic fancy Dancer is showing off his moves

• The Warrior

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 14 x 11 x 1. A proud, strong, Native woman

• Cornucopia

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 11 x 14 x 1. Indian corn with flowing husks

• Sunflower

  Alcohol Inks, 20 x 20 x 1. Interpretation of a large sunflower

• Zion Morning

  Acrylic, Canvas, 11 x 14 x 1. Acrylic landscape of a scene from Zion National Park

• Pitcher of Cherries

  Acrylic, Canvas, 10 x 8 x 1. Hammered tin pitcher of rich, bright red cherries

• Colorado BigHorn

  Colored Pencil, Paper. Big Horn sheep roam the mountains in Colorado. The complexity of the horns is well illustrated in this drawing.

• Undisturbed

  Colored Pencil, Paper, 11 x 14 x 1. The horse is happily munching on grass, undisturbed by the oncoming storm.