"A LOT OF IT IS NATURE BASED. I LOVE TO DRAW NATURE BASED WORK. I LOVE LANDSCAPES AND SIMILAR THINGS. WATERCOLOUR AND PEN IS WHAT IS MY STYLE," landscapes and similar things. Watercolour and pen is my style," she explains. "I do like a loose watercolour, and then I do all the ne detailing through pen work.” ese watercolour pieces represent the more traditional side of her artistic practice, where loose washes of colour create a mood and evoke memory. At the same time, intricate pen detailing brings focus and narrative to each scene. Her inuences run deep through art history; "A lot of work I like in terms of the nature... I'd say Monet and similar artists are a bit dreamy. I try to keep my work... my watercolour work is a bit more atmospheric...... I love Van Gogh as well. I love his work. I think it's also atmospheric, as is Turner. I love his landscapes. I think they're beautiful, just gorgeous.”
But it's her other artistic identity that tells a more intriguing and unexpected story. " en I do have this other side of my business, which is more pop arty, so they're basically hand-drawn prints, very colourful, and I actually turned those into stationery and sell those as well. So I have a range of notebooks that have my actual sort of pop art." The Los Angeles Genesis e origins of Danielle's distinctive pop art style can be traced back to an unconscious creative practice that began during her extensive time in the United States. "I lived in America for a very long time as well. I lived in Los Angeles for about 16 years, and I just started drawing these owers, nothing else but just these owers. And I started to make these huge, just big sheets of owers.” What makes this origin story particularly compelling is its organic nature. ese weren't owers created in response to artistic trends or market demands they emerged from something much more personal. " en, when I came back to England, I moved straight to London, and my other job is I'm an actor as well. So, I started working for a Persian TV company as I'm half Iranian. And then it was, while I was just sort of working on TV and things like that, I just started to pick up this idea again of these really colourful owers.” e timing reveals how her multicultural background and dual career as an actor intersected with her artistic development. Working for a Persian TV company during her time in London connected her to her Iranian heritage
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