Delray Camera & Studio—“Observations”

PAINTED IN 2007

BY DANA DONATY

hen Dana Donaty was commissioned to create a wildlife scene on the walls of Delray Camera & Studio, she knew just where to start: The Everglades.

“I had just moved to Florida, and here is this place where everything I was looking for was consolidated,” says Donaty. To truly capture the essence of what makes the Everglades so unique, Donaty went out to Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and took photos of the area’s flora and fauna. The results can be seen on each vibrant panel of the “Observations” mural. Every blade of grass, every soaring bird and every plant is native to Florida, each showcasing the rich diversity of the state’s most beautiful ecosystem.

“[The mural] was just about putting together this really full and robust scene of our wildlife,” says Donaty.

The mural is currently in the midst of a transition following the sale of the Delray Camera & Studio building, but next year it can be seen at the new Delray Camera Shop on Northeast Third Avenue.

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