“I experience my work with landscapes and art as a collaboration with nature in which the unseen energy in and around trees, flowers and water fills me with awe and wonder…opening my imagination. In my creative process I work intuitively, allowing the colors, textures, and shapes to guide me.”
A golden thread of artistic creativity weaves together my work of holistic landscape design, painting, print making and seasonal artist retreats.
Nature is wild, free, and ever changing…it is important for me to be reminded of that on a daily basis through walks, yoga practice or wild swimming. I work from this energetic flow, with you, to help you connect to a life made more beautiful with flora and art.
– Danis Morgan, Founder and Creative Director, Danis Morgan Gardens and Sea Rose Art Studio
Japanese mineral pigments, crushed oyster shell, gold, or silver leaf and sumi-e on handmade Japanese paper on panel
This collection is a contemporary interpretation of nature...the sky, earth, water and light.
Estuary Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 24"X36"
2017
Hinoki Cypress Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 12"X24" 2017
Walking meditation Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 36"X60"
2017
Water, earth + sky study Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 8"X12" 2017
Water, earth + sky study Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 8"X12" 2017
Water, earth + sky study Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 8"X12" 2017
Tea Nihonga on handmade Japanese paper on panel 36"X48"
2017
My encaustic paintings were created from a desire to use a natural, ancient medium with drawing and painting to capture the pure essence of nature and trees. Textured, smooth and imperfect, they evoke movement, transparency and light- creating a depth and grace that resonates within us.
*encaustic is an ancient technique of mixing beeswax, tree resin and pigment, painted on wood, panel or paper and then fixed with heat
Encaustic Mono prints side by side with pastel and watercolor on Japanese paper 3’x17’ 2024
Encaustic mono print with pastel and watercolor on Japanese paper-108”x39”-2024
Encaustic mono print and pastel on Japanese paper- from Sensual Nature series 2024
Encaustic mono print and pastel-28”x55”- from Sensual Nature series-2024
Landscape Encaustic, oil + graphite on panel 48"X60" 2015
Thistle Encaustic, oil + graphite on panel 24"X48" 2015
Encaustic, oil + graphite on panel 24"X48" 2015
Sage Encaustic, oil + graphite on panel 12"X24" 2012
Encaustic + mixed media on panel 36"X72" 2012
Crabapple Encaustic + graphite on panel 24"X48" 2012
Native california coast sunflower series no.1 Encaustic mono print + graphite 27"X35 "
2014
Native California coast sunflower series no.3 Encaustic mono print + graphite 27"X35" 2014
Encaustic mono print 27"X35" 2014
Encaustic mono print 27"X35" 2014
Detail of encaustic mono print hanging panels
Solo Exhibit SCAPE gallery DANIS 2009
Inspired by the natural world, these reflections of trees and water are moments in time, fleeting and ephemeral...
under the canopy, patterns, dark and light, strong and delicate