Tag Archives: Art
ART AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE
People of the Sunflower (Acrylic on Canvas, 16 x 20 inches, unframed) Recently, my friend and fellow artist, Janice Feist, created a powerful painting imaging the vicious attack on Ukraine and auctioned it to raise money to support the Ukrainian people. Inspired by her, my painting, People of the Sunflower, depicts fields of sunflowers in …
Art Show Opening Draws Curious Crowd
We got together over a bottle of wine to discuss the possibility of creating a group show with a theme or central idea.
Using ‘4’ as the jumping off point, we brainstormed words with ‘4’ in them until we came to foreskins!
Ventures into Abstraction
I’ve repeated on more than one occasion that I don’t understand abstract painting and thus would never do it… As they say, Never say never.
Artistic Evolution
Working on material for a group show with three fellow artists this fall, I’m stretching and trying new things in my paintings. Although I feel I will always be a representational painter, I am working on loosening up my work and evolving into a more impressionistic style of painting. I continue to use photos as reference …
Painting for Mother Earth
Painting, like any creative endeavour, is a voyage of self-discovery. What and how we paint differs for every artist. And the answers to those questions continue to evolve and change as we learn and grow. From the start, I’ve been inspired by the natural environment. My favourite work includes trees, lakes, skies, clouds, flowers, Dragonflies, …
Rock, Paper, Scissors – The Creative Process
I’ve noticed that readers of my posts want to understand the creative process that takes me from idea to finished painting. When I recently, posted about a mixed media painting I created for a local art show, I didn’t include those details so here is how Rock, Paper, Scissors: Collaboration – It’s A Draw, came into being. …
Close Encounter
Our eyes meet, time stops Creatures from different worlds A divine moment… Close Encounter was just accepted into the Huntsville Art Society, Spring Vitality Show, running at the Summit Centre from February 17-May 17, 2016. http://www.wendiedonabie.com
This Little Rock We Call Earth (MyPictureBook)
I’m coming to realize one of my greatest artistic motivations is to increase our sensitivity to the environment, to the fragility of the earth and our mutual interdependence. Since 2011, I’ve drawn most of my painting inspirations from our natural environs. In 2013, I wrote a short essay entitled, Mother Earth – the Mother of Us All that received first …
Happy New Year!
Where did 2015 go! I can’t believe another year has flown by. With the administrative responsibilities in my life I didn’t get much time for creative expression, but some wonderful volunteers have stepped forward to take over a couple of jobs from me so now I’m gearing up for a productive year ahead with more words …
Create, Participate, Share – Culture Days!
Demonstrating oil painting and jewellery making at Huntsville Public Library, Sept 25-27.
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