Hi everyone! My name is Della Daughtry and I am a self-taught artist from Webster, Florida. As a child I adored the Big Eye art of Margaret Keane, and I loved to doodle big eye characters.
Many of my school papers over the years had some little drawings on it. I have worked with many types of mediums over the years and for a while, I was even a ceramic artist. When I was 23 I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. Sunlight can cause my illness to flare, so I stay indoors a lot during the summer. It can be very depressing, being sick, and having to stay inside most of the time. For many years I struggled with my illness until finally, with the urging of my husband John, I started painting again. I took my love for the whimsical "Big Eyed" style of art, and started painting!
Within the first year, John and I opened Dream Damsel Art. Now six years since we started this business I have painted over 120 paintings and have opened our own online store! Painting has helped me to cope with my illness and has given me new outlook on life! I love painting everything from Fairies, Mermaids, and fairy tale characters, to spooky themed artwork. I can be found most days in my studio with my "Puppy Assistants" Dusty and Piper.
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Dream Damsel Art
On The Golden Hook
Absinthe Fairy
Butterfly Curse
Desert Expedition
Spring Romance
The Terror Gang
Year Of The Monkey
Nancy
Early Sunrise
Marie Antoinette
Dusty Puppykins
The Witching Hour
Spirit Of Raulerson Hammock
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