Artist, naturalist, painting shifting landscapes and native plants. Western NC dannaray.com 🏳️‍🌈🌱⊹ ࣪ ˖https://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3ma6razsj4k2iEarly Snow, oil on panel, 10 x 10” 2025 #art #painting #landscape17 Dec 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6razsj4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3m7s4q557g22uNew Beach, oil on panel, 16 x 20” 2025 #painting #landscape #oilpainting #art12 Dec 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7s4q557g22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3m7pqjifu3k2zAsters and Goldenrod, oil on panel, 20 x 16” 2025 #art #landscape #oilpainting11 Dec 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pqjifu3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3m7ijtsakgc2hOne of the silver linings of the last year has been watching the neighboring land regrow after the landslide. What was once a mowed lawn transformed into a wild meadow: a home to monarchs, rabbits, deer, hawks, and so many native grasses. Rewilding, oil on panel, 12 x 9” 202508 Dec 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ijtsakgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3m75vwph5ws2hAfter a long dormant season in the studio, conditions were finally right for this painting Tanawha Milkweed, oil on panel, 12 x 9” 2025 #art #oilpainting #landscape #asclepias04 Dec 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75vwph5ws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lzvlhwjsgc2nComing back to this abandoned milkweed painting. Yesterday I found a monarch caterpillar forming a chrysalis on the garden milkweed. It was exactly one year after this area washed away in a landslide during Hurricane Helene #art #painting #landscape28 Sep 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvlhwjsgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3ljfhcaswtk2gReach, oil on panel, 8 x 10” 2025 #art #painting #landscape02 Mar 2025 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfhcaswtk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lios5ja3os2oLiminal, oil on panel, 12 x 18” 2023 #painting #art #landscape21 Feb 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lios5ja3os2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3limf53y6hb22Clarity, oil on panel, 5 x 7” 2025 #art #painting #landscape #oilpainting20 Feb 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3limf53y6hb22https://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lian27gqvk2uI’ve updated this starter pack of WNC artists. Thanks for the suggestions! #wnc #artists #ashevilleart go.bsky.app/V2B4bt4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Feb 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lian27gqvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lia4p5uocc2iBuilding a list of artists working in Western North Carolina. Let me know if you have suggestions go.bsky.app/V2B4bt4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Feb 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lia4p5uocc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3li7t47sc6w2oCourse, oil on panel, 30 x 24” 2023 #art #painting #landscape15 Feb 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7t47sc6w2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3li5fxzsf5s2dFormation, oil on panel, 30 x 24” 2023. #art #painting #landscape14 Feb 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5fxzsf5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3li2zvqn6t22qA little tree sketch to say that if you’re looking for a search engine alternative, I’m liking Ecosia so far. They’re a not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to plant trees through local organizations around the world. www.ecosia.org13 Feb 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2zvqn6t22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3li2zvqn6t22qA little tree sketch to say that if you’re looking for a search engine alternative, I’m liking Ecosia so far. They’re a not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to plant trees through local organizations around the world. www.ecosia.org13 Feb 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2zvqn6t22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lhqq2cdi422wWinter sun at the nothern edge of North Carolina #art #painting09 Feb 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqq2cdi422whttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lho7g7iuqf2bbreathing in #painting #landscape08 Feb 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lho7g7iuqf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lhj6aq2oe62xGood morning! Trying out the new @flashes.blue Flashes beta. Looks great so far. Field View, gouache on panel, 8” x 8” 201906 Feb 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj6aq2oe62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lhgswnlw7s2hLooking for the light, gouache painting from the archive05 Feb 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgswnlw7s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lhbnjruqpk2gA foggy memory, Western North Carolina03 Feb 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbnjruqpk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lh7myh2si226Just have to winter sow enough seeds to erase existential dread #oilpainting #bloomscrolling02 Feb 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7myh2si226https://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lh4s3dppg22gMissing afternoons on local trails and painting sessions on the Blue Ridge Parkway, all closed since Helene #art #pleinair #painting01 Feb 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4s3dppg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lh2cj5ya7225Finished beech painting. What a difference a frame can make #art #painting31 Jan 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2cj5ya7225https://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lgxmmsmpjc2bPainting process30 Jan 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxmmsmpjc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lgxeccd32c2bOld and New, oil on panel, 8 x 10” 202530 Jan 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxeccd32c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lglvgqdv222bthinking/not thinking spot25 Jan 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglvgqdv222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dannaray.bsky.social/post/3lgdybrsgw22xFeeling ok about winter this year #wip22 Jan 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:m4rl7fghre2gm45zodxmrrln/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdybrsgw22x