Donna DeLaBriandais, A.I.S. Oil and Watercolor Northern California Wine Country Artist
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Sonoma County, California Donna DeLaBriandais, A.I.S. ART BACKGROUNDDonna's art background includes the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and a summer at LaRomita School of Art in Italy. She received her BA degree from the University of San Francisco. She is a professional artist with her signature membership in the American Impressionist society and is also an exhibiting associate member of Oil Painters of America. She exhibits her work in galleries, juried exhibits, open studios and local wineries. Her work has been exhibited in California, Arizona and Chicago. Donna enjoys teaching drawing and painting through the Santa Rosa Junior College and various art centers. Click on her WORKSHOP page on the left for upcoming workshops in watercolor, oil or drawing. She is a contributor of articles on painting in art magazines and was included as a "Spotlight"with Southwest Art magazine in 2008. One of her paintings was selected in the art collectors book by Alcove publisher, titled: The American Art Collector - West. Donna DeLaBriandais is a third generation native of Santa Rosa, California. She finds inspiration for her paintings in Sonoma County and the north bay. Donna's landscape paintings reflect the beauty of the area. Her style is painterly and spontaneous, as she expresses her impression of the subject. Donna's paintings are exhibited in galleries in California and Arizona and Chicago. For twenty years she has been exhibiting through the Sonoma County Art's Council, Art Trails Open Studio program that is held each year in October in Sonoma County, California. View the link www.artrails.org for more information. |
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| Donna's Personal Message You may contact the artist at the e mail addresses above or below: My favorite subjects to paint are the landscapes of Northern California. I also enjoy painting at the river's edge at sunset. I paint quickly to capture the sunlight before it goes over the mountain. The weather is changing and the fog is causing an interesting distance atmosphere at the horizon. I enjoy painting the colorful skyat sunset. Lately the clouds are peach and lavender. This winter I will be painting in the studio and plan to set up floral still life subjects. I look forward to a few cozy days.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITS I will be part of a "plein air" exhibit at the Mendocino Art Center in September. The exhibit is a collection of Sonoma County paintings. I will also have several paintings for a exhibit titled "Fruits, Nuts and Flowers", at the Pelican Gallery on Main Street in Petaluma during the month of September and into October. Autumn is a busy time for me with several gallery shows and the two shows mentioned below that will be held at my studio in Bennett Valley, in the heart of the wine country. E malil me for location and times. Visit my Open Studio events during October. October 10th-11th-17-18 is the annual ARTrails Open studio events with over 100 artists open studios in Sonoma County. The artists are juried into the program with a selection committee. My studio is #39. I will have new artwork in Oil or Watercolor. My studio is nestled in the oak trees in an old horse barn, which was converted several years ago into my studio. Click on www.artrails.org to view the entire program and map. or call 707-579-2787 for a free ARTrails catalog. I have a new site on facebook with new paintings posted.
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SELECTED COLLECTORS: Kaiser Permanente, University of San Francisco, Cardiology Assoc. Art Collection Rohnert Park, American Shield, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation,Charles Schulz private Collection, several So.Co. wineries, private collections in France, England, Italy, New Zealand and the United States. | ||||
