Born in Dorset U.K. Donna first became interested in art at school. She studied at the Art Institute in Bournemouth. Her career and studies took her into a different direction and subsequently Art making took a back seat. But In 2014 Donna moved to B.C after purchasing a sailboat on Granville Island. Following this move she was finally able to dedicate more time to feed her painting appetite. Donna has studied with Simon Warne Alison Watt, taken encaustic, abstract workshops and has followed online courses with landscape artist Terrill Welch. Donna works from hr studio “The Villa” at the waters edge in Village Bay Mayne Island.
StatementMy work is very much influenced by the places I have lived in throughout my life, which include Europe, Australia and of course Canada. I regularly sail around these magical islands accompanied by my art supplies. My shoreline studio is surrounded by the comings and goings of wildlife which also find their way into my paintings. I enjoy to create mixed media artworks abstract and realistic on a variety of substrates. Art making is a lifelong journey and so I continue to take workshops and try new techniques to enable my work to stay fresh and exciting.
