Introducing David Danforth, the official artist for this year’s F3T poster and Stonefly cover. David is a 3rd generation Tampa Bay Florida native fisherman who has been taking the fly fishing world by storm. He has evolved and created his own genre of street art and fishing for the masses. Every brush stroke and cast is adapting to new waters, species, and environments – then after submerging himself into the fishery, David brings that to life on canvas.

Although his homewaters are in Tampa Bay, David travels annually all over the country doing over a dozen fishing and art tradeshows and events. He may specialize in saltwater but he also has painted every species globally you can think of – fresh or salt. David has manifested a fresh approach to the art and fishing world, blending vibrant loud neon abstract backgrounds with favorite species. While traveling internationally, he also makes time to fight for local conservation in each location he travels to. He has worked with major conservation groups by donating work to aid in protection of our waterways and fisheries. He also shares his creative talent from canvas and brush to behind the lens and has been working on several photography and video projects. His new goal is to create a film and mural each year from a new location to share adventures from a different fishing lodge around the world.

Danforth just completed a fishing conquest this summer. 3 countries, 3 murals and traveling with his creative team: Mia and Morgan from Belize, Chuck from Costa Rica, Austin and Christian from the USA. Together they venture into the jungles, remote rainforest, and beautiful coral reefs. Danforth says “if you immerse yourself in places no one else is willing to go, you will be able to see things no one gets to see”. This is what he loves to capture in his vivid imagination and then share with the world through art.

If you mix Hemingway with Basquiat you have a Danforth, a piece that will jump off the wall and capture your attention. The goal is to showcase world wide art and help protect water while doing it.

This year for the F3T we have been lucky enough to collaborate with Danforth to integrate his art uniquely across our tour art, Stonefly, merchandise, official hats and in Danforth’s new film King of Color, which featured in the USA tour and will be available to watch on www.adventureplus.com later this year. Follow Danforth on Instagram @reellocal.