Dana is a graduate of Yellville High School, studied art classes through North Arkansas Community College, ASUMH. She is primarily self taught. Dana has had instructions from numerous accomplished artists and educators. Her mentor was Jo Rowell (her mother), and Roger King. She has also studied under Bruce Peil (Texas), Bill Garrison (Arkansas), Gill Adams (Missouri), Marlene Germillion (Arkansas), John Laseter (Arkansas), Julie Mayser (Missouri), and many others.

Dana has taught art classes for community ed at North Arkansas community, numerous workshop in watercolor, pastel, oil in Arkansas Missouri, and Texas.

Her subject matter is nature, whether it is a landscape, or a bird, or flower painting. She uses traditional materials - watercolor, oil, pastels, acrylics, or combination of several mediums hoping to capture movement and life - making the brush dance and sing. Everything is captured in a spontaneous dance and movement of the brush on the surface. Her goal is to inspire those who see her artwork to look more carefully at the world around them to discover beauty in unusual places.

She is the owner of Dana’s Art Studio and Gallery in Yellville, Arkansas. Dana has been actively working to promote the arts through many art groups such as the Palette Art League, Ozark Regional Arts Council, Arkansas Pastel Society, Mid-Southern Watercolorist, and Art Odyssey Tour of Studios.

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