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| Barbara Donahue's works are available through Verano Fine Art Gallery, LLC #22 Main Street, P.O. Box 1060 Bisbee, AZ, 85603 (520) 432-5095 |
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Barbara Donahue
was born in a small country community near Van Wert, Ohio.
One of her earliest memories is of her father bringing her pony
into the house to eat her unfinished oatmeal off the kitchen table.
"All of us kids laughed till we cried as Chessie's hooves clattered
on the wood floor," Barbara recalls.
She was born with an interest in art and always had a sketchbook
and pencil nearby. Being the eldest child with no siblings close in
age, many hours were spent copying all the animals from her
father's Field & Stream magazines. One of her first jobs in high
school was to paint Christmas scenes on local store fronts.
Her art education continued through high school in both Van
Wert, Ohio and Scottsdale, Arizona. She then enrolled at ASU
majoring in fine art. A few of her paintings during this time were
exhibited at local hotels and cafes.
Later Barbara was able to graduate with a degree in Fine Art
while working and supporting her family. She met and married
Bob Donahue and continued her art education at Scottsdale
Artist's School while raising their large family and assisting in the
family business.
Her paintings reflect Barbara's love of nature and the Southwest.
"There is beauty surrounding us from the mountains to the
deserts." The vivid colors in her landscapes mimic the
surroundings of her home near Sedona, Arizona. "I love to
observe the way light dances across nature and I try to reflect
that in my work." Painting supplies always accompany her and
you may see Barbara along side the road capturing a scene with
a load of groceries in the trunk coming home from the store.
Her art education is ongoing and she has taken workshops from
John and Terri Moyers, Joe Lorusso, Joni Falk, John Burton,
Howard Carr, Leslie DeMille and Gregory Hull and many others.
Barbara is a founding member of a newly formed group, Arizona
Plein Air Painters. She is currently of member of Colorado Plein
Air Painters, Oil Painters of America and New Mexico Plein Air
Painters.
You may contact Barbara at Donahueart@cableone.net.
Awards include a One Woman Show at Dieckoner Gallery in
Sedona, AZ, Two Third Place awards in Arizona Paint the Parks
and Honorable Mention in Sedona Art Center’s member’s show.
She was also juried into the prestigious Colorado Plein Air
Painters annual show in Denver, Colorado.
was born in a small country community near Van Wert, Ohio.
One of her earliest memories is of her father bringing her pony
into the house to eat her unfinished oatmeal off the kitchen table.
"All of us kids laughed till we cried as Chessie's hooves clattered
on the wood floor," Barbara recalls.
She was born with an interest in art and always had a sketchbook
and pencil nearby. Being the eldest child with no siblings close in
age, many hours were spent copying all the animals from her
father's Field & Stream magazines. One of her first jobs in high
school was to paint Christmas scenes on local store fronts.
Her art education continued through high school in both Van
Wert, Ohio and Scottsdale, Arizona. She then enrolled at ASU
majoring in fine art. A few of her paintings during this time were
exhibited at local hotels and cafes.
Later Barbara was able to graduate with a degree in Fine Art
while working and supporting her family. She met and married
Bob Donahue and continued her art education at Scottsdale
Artist's School while raising their large family and assisting in the
family business.
Her paintings reflect Barbara's love of nature and the Southwest.
"There is beauty surrounding us from the mountains to the
deserts." The vivid colors in her landscapes mimic the
surroundings of her home near Sedona, Arizona. "I love to
observe the way light dances across nature and I try to reflect
that in my work." Painting supplies always accompany her and
you may see Barbara along side the road capturing a scene with
a load of groceries in the trunk coming home from the store.
Her art education is ongoing and she has taken workshops from
John and Terri Moyers, Joe Lorusso, Joni Falk, John Burton,
Howard Carr, Leslie DeMille and Gregory Hull and many others.
Barbara is a founding member of a newly formed group, Arizona
Plein Air Painters. She is currently of member of Colorado Plein
Air Painters, Oil Painters of America and New Mexico Plein Air
Painters.
You may contact Barbara at Donahueart@cableone.net.
Awards include a One Woman Show at Dieckoner Gallery in
Sedona, AZ, Two Third Place awards in Arizona Paint the Parks
and Honorable Mention in Sedona Art Center’s member’s show.
She was also juried into the prestigious Colorado Plein Air
Painters annual show in Denver, Colorado.
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