Donna B Art: Working Large at Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Working Large at Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ

On the Wall at Celebration - "TANDEM" - 8 feet by 5 feet, in progress. Visit Celebration of Fine Art, corner N. Scottsdale Rd. and Mayo Blvd.... Open 7 Days a Week through March 28

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Donna Bernstein

‘When a neighbor brought horses into my world, I would sit for hours entranced by their simplest movements, overjoyed at the living, breathing animal before me. I would run home and soon find myself putting their energy into sketches, drawings and paintings.’
The central theme of my art is an intimate expression of the horse – its form, freedom and movement in various stages of complexity. As I like to say, my art is all about the horse's
"tenuous and intoxicating relationship to the ground."
My technique has been evolving since I was a child when images of horses, first from books and then from life, became imprinted and bonded with my creative self. The evolution of a signature artistic style began - identifiable and enigmatic as the horse.
My mediums are inks and acrylics, oils, pastels and crayons on canvas, cold pressed water paper and other surfaces. Brushes, calligraphy pens, pallet knives and very often my fingertips are the tools of my expression. My clay works and sculpture convey the same nuances of this relationship.
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 same - form and movement, style and balance. These are the elements that appear in my abstract works as well.

Bio

Donna Bernstein was born in rural New York, about forty minutes north of Manhattan, the second of seven children. Self taught from the age of seven, in high school she held her first one-woman show in the lobby of a local theatre and sold three pieces. This early success fed a passion for art. She studied privately during the summers with artist Robert Dash in the art colony town of Nyack, New York. Later, at Hollins College in Virginia on a creative and writing scholarship, she expanded her knowledge of art and art history, and after college worked in advertising, graphics and real estate management. Throughout she continued to draw and paint from life and her surroundings, supplemented with studies in Japanese ink work and brush techniques.
In 1998 Donna and her husband moved to McCall, Idaho, and began marketing her art to numerous shows and galleries throughout the country. Studying technique at the Boise Art Museum Donna began to sculpt, and found this was second nature for her. An early piece, “Buck”, created for The National Ability Center of Park City, Utah, was purchased by the Bronfman family at auction and donated to the Center’s permanent collection. Her second casting, “Gosling”, was chosen by the sitting state Governor Butch Otter for his office, and is part of the Governor’s Collection at the state Capitol in Boise, Idaho.
Donna’s work combines vivid colors, dynamic forms, and a timeless subject in a signature style. Her personal blend of brushes, palettes knives, inks and paint, create art that is modern and dynamic; bold, yet identifiably intimate.
Further details and images are available at "Donna B Art Links" on this page.
Feel free to contact Donna by email or at 208-861-4331.
Commission inquiries are most welcome.

Selected Recent Events:

Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ Jan 16 - Mar 28, 2010
Woodriver Cellars Winery, Select Gallery Artist, Eagle, ID
Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, NY
Galerie Bel Age, Westhampton Beach, NY
Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
“Ferrari’s and Fired-Up Horses,” Annona Restaurant/Manhattan Motorcar, Westhampton Beach, NY
“Horses in Art”, Lynda Anderson Gallery, Locust Valley, NY
Celebration of the Belmont Stakes, Garden City Hotel, Garden City, NY
KREISS Collection, Manhasset, NY
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

ARTICLES/Press and AWARDS

January/February 2010 Topline Ink Equestrian Journal, Cover Art
October 2009 American Art Award Winner Donna B Art, Two categories: 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., Permanent Collection, Boise, ID
JACK'S LA JOLLA, Permanent Collection, La Jolla, CA
IDAHO FIRST BANK, Corporate Collection, McCall, ID
NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER, Permanent Collection, Park City, UT
St. LUKE'S WOOD RIVER VALLEY MEMORIAL HISPITAL, Permanent Collection, Ketchum, Sun Valley, ID
Governor's Collection, Capitol Statehouse, Boise, ID
Corporate Collection, BEL FUSE LTD., Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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

CONTRIBUTIONS and Causes:

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.

Black Card Circle Foundation, "Autism Speaks" event, 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

Prior Career Details

Board of Director, McCall Arts and Humanities Council, McCall, ID.
Board of Director, Vice President, McCall-Donnelly Education Foundation, McCall, ID.
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, N.Y.S.
Mark Greenberg Real Estate, V.P. Operations, NY.
Account Executive, The Elliott Organization, Pomona, NY.

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