Donna B Fine Art

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          Wednesday, May 11, 2011

          Donna B Creates Original Art at Ferdinand's Ball, Louisville, KY Derby Week - in support of Old Friends Equine Farm


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          Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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          Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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          Thursday, February 3, 2011

          "China"

                    "China", 48 x 60, mix media, custom frame - Dynamic!
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          Thursday, January 6, 2011

          Celebration of Fine Art Opens 1/15/11 ~ 
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          Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ

          Visit Me in Studio 260  ~  I look forward to seeing you!

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          Wednesday, January 5, 2011

          Donna B Fine Art - Collections Showcase
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          Sunday, December 26, 2010

          Celebration of Fine Art - Award! Join Me: Jan 15 - Mar 27, 2011 - Studio 260

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                                                 Topline Ink Equestrian Journal Nov/Dec 2010
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          Saturday, December 11, 2010

          "Marengo", "Polo Players Edition" Magazine, December 2010.

          "Marengo", life-size mixed media acrylic/metallic painting, 72 x 60.

          "Sporting Art" issue, "Making History", pg. 36.

          "          This is one of the few historical pieces I have created, in that it is an homage to the incredible gray ridden by Napoleon Bonaparte.
          Though I am sure he may not have played polo, his fine stallion was a highly trained military animal, athletic and highly responsive in many sudden situations - not unlike sport. Many of the early methods of training horses were based on military maneuvers, which later were incorporated into the equestrian sports we enjoy today.          "
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          Saturday, November 13, 2010

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          Thursday, September 9, 2010

          Studio Pix and Space

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          Tuesday, August 17, 2010

          Donna B Art - On the Wall

          "Tandem II" 
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          "Horse of Another Color", series "Urban Equines"

          Mixed media acrylic on canvas, 54 x 54
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          Monday, July 12, 2010

          Corporate Installation

          "Teamwork"
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          Friday, June 18, 2010

          Idaho First Bank Installation

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          Sunday, May 30, 2010

          Works in Oil, on Canvas. "Bluescapes"

           





          Blue is Intoxicating. Absolutely. 
          Absolute Blue.

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          Wednesday, May 26, 2010

          Works on Paper







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          Wednesday, May 19, 2010

          Limited Edition Sculpture








          Limited Edition lost wax cast bronze sculptures. At this time, four available. Commissions welcome.
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          Tuesday, May 18, 2010

          "I Love Blue", 36x48". "Stampede", 48x36". Acrylic/mixed media on canvas.






























































































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          Saturday, May 15, 2010

          Sunset, Mixed Media 60 x 36

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          San Po Kong, diptych, ea panel 48 x 48

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          "Creating my c. "URBAN EQUINE" art is a bit of a bareback ride; I combine mediums in new and regenerative ways that evoke movement, energy and life. What gives my work its edge is a deep personal familiarity with the physical horse…and an expansive sense that the movement is bigger than what you see.” My modern equine art is inspired by movement and connection ... by the form in the cloud. I combine mediums in new and regenerative ways, and blend the art of drawing in the spirit of painting as a transition from simplicity to complexity and back again - this gives a feeling of vitality, energy and life to my works. Whether a minimalist ink calligraphy sketch, gestural life-size mixed media oil painting, or bronze equestrian sculpture, my “Urban Equines” have been called “compelling, evocative,” and “refreshing”. Medium, metaphor and motion become personal in my contemporary art.
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          Events - 2011

          Celebration of Fine Art
          18555 N Scottsdale Rd, and Mayo Blvd.
          Scottsdale, AZ
          Jan 15, 2011- March 27, 2011
          VISIT ME IN STUDIO 260

          Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show          ,
          Westworld
          Scottsdale, AZ
          February 17 - 27, 2011
          VISIT ME IN BOOTH 127

          Ferdinand's Ball, Donna B Paints Live!
          In Support of "Old Friend's Equine Rescue"
          May 5, 2011
          Louisville, KY

          San Diego Polo Club
          Rancho Santa Fe, CA
          Summer 2011
          June 12, September 4, October 2.

          Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
          Del Mar, CA
          Meet the Artist - 5 Days Only
          August 17 - 21, 2011

          The New Albany Classic
          Donna B Paints Live!
          In support of the Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence
          Columbus, OH
          September 25

          Art Basel Miami
          Miami, FL
          December, 2011
          Date/Location to Come


          Donna B Art Links

          • COLLECTIONS - 2010 Slideshow
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          • Gallery Website
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          • Running Wind Art
          • Celebration of Fine Art
          • 100 Awe-Inspiring Artists You Should Follow on Twitter
          • Artist Interview with TheEquinest
          • American Art Award Winner 2009: Abstract (No. 6) Impressionism Animal (No. 20)

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          Statement

          Many of my works are large or life-size urban equestrian paintings, "Urban Equines". By that I mean the energy, beauty, and classic equine form expressed in purely contemporary terms.

          What gives my art its edge is my mixed media approach, and my dear familiarity with the form, movement and function of the anatomical horse. Having been inspired by them since day one, as a child I would visit neighbor’s horses and sit an entire day and watch, day after day. That meant noticing every slight ripple in a muscle; how they would flick the flies with their ears as they grazed, how they would jump for joy when the feeling arose. I studied their physiology, their bones, their illnesses and cures. I still have those many, many notebooks I wrote, as a student of the horse.

          I would then go home and sketch from memory – never when I sat with them – never took my eyes off them! But my memory, my fantasy, my energetic connection to horses helped to stylize them in my art, and part of that is what you see today.


          I also create a line of purely abstract paintings, in a signature style composed of dynamic lines, bold colors, and the emotional energetic sparked by the element of the formless. I am seduced by the subtle nuances of abstraction that evoke feeling.

          My pieces are at home in both formal collections as well as the large-scale spaces of modern design.


          Influences most impacting my work are Rosa Bonheur, Degas, illustrator Paul Brown, as well as Georgia O’Keefe, Franz Marc and Picasso; Po Kim, Franz Kline, and Masatoyo Kishi.

          As my art has matured, growing in complexity and often in size, my essential vision remains -
          The power of line, the fusion of color, the integration of natural balance.



          Bio

          Donna Bernstein was born in New York. Largely self-taught, in school she held a one-woman show in the lobby of a local theatre and sold three pieces. This early success fed a passion for her art. Studying privately with artist Robert Dash, as well as at Hollins College in Virginia, she continued to draw and paint from life and her surroundings, supplemented with studies in Japanese ink work and brush techniques.

          After many successful years in business, in 1998 Donna and her husband, a national level soccer coach, moved to McCall, Idaho and began a new life. The house they rented happened to have an available garage studio…. it was there, surrounded by beauty and nature, wilderness and horses, that she re-connected to her art, and within three years began marketing to numerous shows and galleries throughout the country. Working on technique at the Boise Art Museum she sculpted. A number of these pieces have been placed in permanent collections.

          “Your art inspires thought."

          "Your art draws me in for a much deeper experience; everytime I look I see more!”

          "Your art has it all - motion and emotion."

          "Your art is full of vitality, energy, on the inside moving out."


          Donna has been inspired by the ancient cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux; by Greek marble sculpture and form; and by Impressionist color - the scale and freedom of Monet. Classical influences most impacting her work are Rosa Bonheur, especially her definitive piece, "The Horse Fair"; Degas, Franz Marc and Picasso; Po Kim, Franz Kline, and Masatoyo Kishi.

          The abstract expressionists Pollock, Frankenthaler and Mitchell, as well as the color field work of Mark Rothko. Georgia O’Keefe, the illustrator Paul Brown, and the daring metal works of Deborah Butterfield.


          She has studied with such fine artists as Robert Dash, contemporary abstract painter Christine Raymond, and modernist mixed media sculptor Sue Latta.


          Donna's personal artistic blend and stylization creates art that is modern in structure, yet deeply intimate.

          Feel free to contact by email or at the studio: 208-861-4331.
          Commission inquiries are most welcome.

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          Select Recent Events


          June 2011: San Diego Polo Club, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
          May, 2011: Ferdinand's Ball, Louisville, KY
          February, 2011: Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
          Jan-March 2011:           Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
          Sept 2010:           Internat'l. Juried Exhibit, Wynwood Art District, Nina Torres Fine Art, Miami, FL
          Sept 2010: San Diego Polo Club, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
          July 2010: Artists in Action, McCall Art Complex
          June 2010: "Small Works", Eagle City Hall Gallery, ID
          April 2010:           Mission Federal Artwalk, San Diego, CA
          Jan 16 - Mar 28, 2010: Celebration of Fine Art,
          Scottsdale, AZ
          Sept 2009: Woodriver Cellars Winery, Select Gallery Artist, Eagle, ID
          August 2008, 2007: Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, NY
          August 2008: Galerie Bel Age, Westhampton Beach, NY
          August 2008: “Ferrari’s and Fired-Up Horses,” Annona Restaurant/Manhattan Motorcar, Westhampton Beach, NY
          July 2008: “Horses in Art”, Lynda Anderson Gallery, Locust Valley, NY
          June 2007: Celebration of the Belmont Stakes, Garden City Hotel, Garden City, NY
          KREISS Collection, Manhasset, NY
          Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
          Third Street Gallery, "Regional Exhibit", Moscow Arts Commission, Moscow, ID
          J. Whitney Gallery, Southington, CT
          Art of Framing Gallery, Boise, ID, and
          OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR COLLECTION, Statehouse, Boise, ID
          "Derby Days Equestrian Art 2006", 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
          Featured Artist, Boise City Arts Commission, Boise, ID
          St. Luke's Wood River Valley Medical Center, Sun Valley, ID
          “Iron Horses”, Lone Star Park, Dallas, TX
          Owl 57 Gallery, Woodmere, NY
          Grand National Celebration of Western Art, San Francisco, CA
          Artizen Gallery, McCall, ID, and
          Idaho First Bank Corporate Collection, ID
          National Ability Center, "Starry Night Gala", Park City, UT



          Select Press and Awards

           June - July 2011 MusesMagazine “The Fine Nine”
          December 2010 Topline Ink Equestrian Journal, Cover Illustration Art, "Mustang"
          December 2010 Polo Players Edition Magazine, Sporting Art Issue, "Marengo"
          October 2010           American Art Awards, Sculpture, "Gosling"
          July/August 2010           Topline Ink Equestrian Journal, Cover Art,"Playful"
          April 2010           100 Awe-Inspiring Artists You Should Follow on Twitter
          January/February 2010           Topline Ink Equestrian Journal, Cover Art, "Jewel Thief"
          October 2009 American Art Award Winner: Abstract (No. 6) Impressionism Animal (No. 20)
          September, 2009 TheEquinest, Feature Artist Interview
          August, 2008 The Southampton Press, Arts & Entertainment, Feature
          August, 2008 Dan's Papers, Hamptons Style
          October, 2006 PHELPSSPORTS.com, Artist Feature, "The Equine Art of Donna Bernstein"
          April, 2006 Idaho Statesman, Press Release, "Boise City Arts Commission, Boise Airport Featured Artist"
          January, 2006 Boise Weekly, Cover Art
          November 2004 "McCall Magazine", Feature Article
          August 2004 Horses in Art Magazine, Feature, "The Beauty of Bronze"
          June 2004 Equine Art Guild, "Behind the Easel" Feature Interview
          November 2002 Equitana Brisbane Official Program, Australia Feature "Blue Cloud"
          June 2002 Western States Horse Expo, CA, "Whisperer", 2nd place and "Mustang", 3rd Place
          April 2002 Black Stallion Fine Art Show, Ocala, FLA, for "Black Stallion", acrylic on paper
          December 2001 "Getting to Know You - Art & Passion" Feature Article, Long Valley Advocate, Idaho
          September 2001 Featured Artist, Equine Vision Magazine
          July 2001 "Site of the Day Award", for RunningWindArt.com, from LetItRide.com
          February 2000 "Idaho Horse Fair", Signature Art



          COLLECTIONS

          BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY, Athletic Dept., Boise, ID
          JACK'S LA JOLLA, La Jolla, CA
          IDAHO FIRST BANK, McCall, ID
          NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER, Park City, UT
          St. LUKE'S WOOD RIVER VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Ketchum, ID
          Governor's Collection, Capitol Statehouse, Boise, ID
          BEL FUSE LTD., Kowloon, Hong Kong.

          PUBLIC and PRIVATE Collections throughout the country.
          Details upon request.


          Causes and Contributions

          Using my art as a resource in support of Causes I believe in is very important to me, and a strong part of my art identity.

          Feel free to contact me if you would like to commission a piece of art in the name of a charity of your choice or one of these very special organizations.

          Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, through the
          efforts of The New Albany Family Classic, Columbus, OH
          Kids-Korp USA, Encinitas, CA
          Arizona Humane Society, Phoenix, AZ
          Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary, Green Valley, AZ
          Mission Federal Artwalk, San Diego, CA
          American Heart Association
          Boise State University Alumni Association
          Ferdinand's Ball, Louisville, KY "Old Friends Equine Rescue"
          McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation, McCall, ID
          Black Card Circle Foundation, "Autism Speaks", CA
          National Ability Center, Park City, UT
          US Pony Clubs, NY
          American West 4D Barrel Racing Series, Blackfoot, ID
          Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
          Idaho Foodbank, “Artists Against Hunger”, Boise, ID
          Arkwild, Inc., Abaco Wild Horse Fund, Bahamas
          Redwings Horse Sanctuary, CA
          McPaws, Animal Welfare Fund, McCall, ID
          McCall Community Assn., McCall, ID
          Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
          Amaryllis Horse Rescue Fund, Bridgehampton, NY
          Just World International, FL
          Windy Hollow Hunt, NY and FL
          Polo Players Support Group, Wellington, FL
          Boise Weekly Cover Art Auction, Boise, ID
          McCall Arts & Humanities Council, McCall ID
          Cody Center for Autism, VOX Art Benefit, Stony Brook NY
          Idaho Dressage Festival, Boise ID



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          Britta Campbell Art Consultants

          Nina Torres Fine Art

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          ArtSpecifier

          RARE Gallery of Fine Art

          Alexander Salazar Fine Art



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