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biography/contact - Donna L. Maxwell
Donna L. Maxwell: Biography
Born in Yonkers, NY, &
raised in Philadelphia, PA, I'm a mostly "self taught" artist.
Although my "formal" education was in nursing & business (go
figure), I have attended classes &
workshops with many extremely talented & hard-working fine artists since
1987. I've painted more or less part-time since then, whenever I found
a few spare hours. Some years I painted like crazy, some years unable
to do more than 2 paintings... When I look back I realize
that I always returned to painting as a grounding force. Artwork is
one of the great joys of my life.
My
artistic inspiration is drawn from the world around (& within) each of us.
Watercolor is my
favorite medium. Painting in watercolor has taught me valuable lessons about
letting go. The more I try to control the outcome, the more muddy &
overworked the painting becomes. The paintings everyone seems to like the
best, & those I have enjoyed painting, have always resulted from relaxation
& letting the image take shape on it’s own. I'm drawn to landscape painting
~ realistic or abstract. Seascapes and water reflections are especially
fascinating.
My hope is to express emotion & mood, one moment in time, yet
timeless...through the language of watercolor. My goal is to enjoy
myself & relax, something I thankfully finally learned is very important.
oops...almost forgot !
email:
Donna L. Maxwell
Juried Art Shows
Ocean City Fine Arts League ~ "Water" Juried Group Show ~ 2007
Ocean City 44th Annual Boardwalk Art Show ~ 2006
Stone Harbor Women's Civic Club ~ 16 Artists by Invitation
Cape May County Art League Members Exhibitions
Art in the Atrium ~ benefit of Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA
Spring Art & Plant Show 2004, Townbank, NJ ~ Invitation
Washington St.
Mall Art Show 2004, 2005 ~ Cape May County Art League
Exhibitions
4th Street Cafe Ocean City ~ Exhibition/Students of Kim Weiland
Abington Art Center, Open Members Exhibitions, Jenkintown, PA
Awards
HONORABLE
MENTION/WATERCOLOR for the work titled "Parting the Midnight"
Awarded by :
Ocean City Arts Center /
44th Annual Boardwalk Art Show
FIRST
PRIZE / GOLD AWARD for the work titled "Oh Buoy!"
Awarded by :
Cape May County Art League
/ 9th Annual Open Juried Fine Art Show
Workshops with MANY TALENTED ARTISTS !
Kim Weiland - Jim McFarlane - Howard N. Watson -
Tony Couch
Inspired by the late great Ed Whitney. Thanks Ed, for the dream.
Classes with MANY Local Fine Artists in PA & NJ
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At this moment I would like to express my gratitude to
everyone who has believed in me, even when I was unsure of myself.
You are my family, aunts, cousins, dear friends & collectors who
have bought my work at shows (or have been given paintings early
on when they weren't worth selling!). Thanks to all of you for buying,
promoting, selling work on consignment, oohing & ahhing, phoning me when
my picture was in the paper, & for being there. Special Thanks to
Janet for hanging in there with me for 28 + years, for kicking my butt
when required (BACALA!) & for being my family & my HOME. I
love you. Thanks to the Unseen Power, Greater than
Myself. |
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