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Donna Young began painting at the age of
four. Over the years she refined her skills as a
contemporary artist and utilized her talents in
painting ceramics and creating graphic
illustrations. Now recognized as an accomplished
oil and pastel artist, she portrays a vivid and
effervescent aspect of landscapes found in the
Northwest region of the United States. Formally
educated by way of the Burnley School of
Professional Art in Seattle, Washington, today she
concentrates on painting northwestern scenes.
Painting from life is a pursuit unlike any other
type of painting genre. For an artist such as
Young, the challenge is to concentrate every
sensory nerve on the beauty in front of her.
She must absorb everything form sight to smell,
atmosphere to earth. Transcending these
emotions and perceptions from head to hand,
hand to canvas through a medium of colors,
recreating the vision on canvas.
The spontaneous and vibrant colors of her
medium result in works that are rich in energy,
become a celebration to the eye, and seem
almost as timeless as nature itself. Through her
dedication to her art she is able to translate
her vision into a two dimensional form that is
highlighted through her contrasting dark and
intense color schemes and the ability to uplift
emotions.
Ms. Young’s influences stem from classic
Contemporary realists such as Andrew Wyeth,
whose works from the 1940’s depict focal
points in the landscape, and with the use of
composition cause the eye to move in a fluid
path around the painting. Her passion is also
inspired by the oil works of Richard Schmid,
evidenced in her transitions of color and
contrasts.
When she paints, her intent is to draw in each
viewer as an individual and make them feel as
if they were absorbed within landscape,
sharing the peaceful scenery of streams, hills
and structures with only themselves. Her
attempt is to make each person feel peacefully
in awe of nature.
She is a winner of numerous artistic awards and
is an active member of Plein Air Painters of
Oregon, Oil Painters of America, as well as a
signature member of the Pastel Society of
America. Her devotion to the art of painting
her visions of nature has resulted in having
exhibitions in major corporate headquarters as
well as having earned a strong following among
private collectors.
Donna Young has a studio in Washington State.
She has found inspiration in the quiet serenity of
the mountains and rivers that coalesce into an
atmosphere unique to the Northwest. The
aesthetic quality of her paintings has created a
heightened sense of spirit and a new vision to
the art of the American Northwest Landscape.
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