Danny's life has been dedicated to the gasoline-powered auto Henry Ford made famous and millions of people drive each year, The Magnificent Automobile!
Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Danny brought his vision of art and cars to the forefront and has been the crucial artist in making automobile art a respected form in the industry. He has a magical talent to bring out the beauty of a vehicle and express it vividly onto canvas. Great wall art for Home Décor and Man Caves.
Danny draws, paint, and does many varieties of wall art from scenic, architectural, to portraits. Nevertheless, his affinity for vehicles is his first love. Believe it or not, he started drawing at age of five. After attending The Center of Creative College in Detroit and Macomb County College in Michigan his affinity for the automobile led him to a career with Ford, General Motors, and other design manufacturers.
Although he enjoyed creating fine art pieces, the art public didn't appear to embrace him with open arms initially. The industry for the most part hadn't expanded its vision yet to see this type of artistry as a valid genre. Since then, and determined not to be held back, Whitfield continued to do his fine art pieces and broadened his efforts to have the automotive art genre be more greatly accepted.
As a result, he is seen as a key artist in moving this art scene forward. His work has been featured as wall hangings, posters, published in magazines, car designs, and highlighted throughout the world. Automotive Art has taken on a new purpose and identity.. No longer perceived or dismissed as cartoonist commercial art, it has earned its legitimate position in the world right next to Norman Rockwell and Pablo Picasso. Danny's love of the automobile is the highest among the most hardcore car aficionados and is perceived as a modern-day Michelangelo. Giving us art in our time that future generations will view in residences, galleries, car shows, and museums.
The excitement in his artwork will make deep internal connections to future generations of the automotive world. He has been published in automobile publications such as Hot Rod, and Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Hemmings Motor news and many more.