Painting is a sharing of joy.It's my belief that painting what we see isn't enough - a scene doesn't include me (or you)
until we freely express emotion about our surroundings...
then we are no longer observers upon the world of nature, but suddenly - completely - participants.
Look closely, and you can see me in there. I'm tugging at the colours and urging them to be brighter...
holding the distance back... feeling the harmony.
I encourage the tools, the palette, my heart, to give me more,
and most of all, I love to tease the light until we are quite sure of its presence...
In 1991, I traded a city career in graphic design for a back yard in Algonquin Park.
Painting here is my greatest pleasure, along with sharing the joy of this experience.
Please come back again to view new paintings...
Email me Donna deVries