Danny Doughty

Danny Doughty is an internationally recognized visionary folk artist from the eastern shore of Maryland who has been painting for over 35 years. Born and raised in a small fishing village called Willis Wharf, Danny Doughty grew up in area relatively isolated from the rest of the world.  Doughty’s family owned a fish market, but Danny grew up painting.  Doughty was raised by the local black women who gave him love and the inspiration for his pictures.   The women took pride in the simplest of tasks such as doing the laundry, gardening, fishing or caring for children. At the same time there was oppression for these women which Danny connected to, he saw they had no voice of their own, just as he felt he had no voice. He conveys this so eloquently by painting most women without faces. Danny Doughty paints with a richness of color and style which creates a feeling of joy and happiness, Often the world that Doughty paints is an idealized version of the world in which we live.  Doughty’s paintings capture a sweet rural simplity and celebrate the beauty of everyday acts of working and caring.

Original Works

Cozy Geese Acrylic, 48 x 36 inches		Dancing Women Acrylic, 24 x 36 inches		Glory Acrylic, 24 x 32 inches SOLD
Iron Cockerel Acrylic, 36 x 24 inches		Momma With Babies Acrylic, 36 x 24 inches		Nesting Geese Acrylic, 24 x 36 inches
Playing With Ribbons Acrylic, 16 x 20 inches		White Rooster Acrylic, 24 x 18 inches		Winds of Change: White Handkerchief Acrylic, 24 x 18 inches
		Yellow House by Pond Acrylic, 16.5 x 16.5 inches

Danny Doughty's biography in progress

Click here to read the article in the Carroll County Times