Painting was an easy choice for Daena-- she began at the age of five and sold her first painting at seven.

Daena studied Southwestern Literature at Northern Arizona University which lead to her interest in all things Southwestern. She researches her subjects carefully often using prehistoric symbols of rain, sun, clouds, and animals to further express her feelings. Her paintings range from Indian braves and medicine men  to horses, wolves, coyotes and other animals to Southwestern landscapes.

Her work is displayed in all fifty states, over 110 private collections, including the Barry Goldwater Estate. Daena has recently begun to paint her subjects in a more contemporary manner and has some of her contemporary watercolor paintings currently  for sale in a New York gallery.

Daena has chosen pottery and authentic Indian artifacts as subjects, enabling her to show her skill and expression in handling a most difficult media--watercolor. This medium allows her to make the images appear loose, tight, brilliant or dull, soft or vibrant, giving her a full range of expression.

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