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Artist Statement:
Lumen * Aqua * Terra
"I paint the places I love to
be. I paint the freshness of
eternal nature, icy lucid
streams, thunderous
waterfalls, and soaring
granite crests over silent
lakes. I paint the
descriptions of John Muir, the
echoes of Ansel Adams, the
American West of Albert
Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I
paint luminosity filtering
through the landscape,
reaching to the foundation of
a stream, bouncing off rocks,
and illuminating the shadows.
Using oil and acrylic,
painting realistically is
merely my means to an end. I
want the viewer to connect
with the places I love to be.
I hope the observer will want
to walk right into my painting
and maybe even drop a line in
the water to catch a trout.
My published works include
both “plein air” and studio
paintings, which helps me
translate the dynamic
experience of the moment and
communicate in a more personal
way of what I am trying to
say.."
Light * Water * Earth...
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Artist Galleries:
James Harold Galleries, Lake
Tahoe, CA
Ninth Life Gallery, St Thomas,
USVI...
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Exhibitions for Donald Neff:
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Solo Shows:
2006 James Harold Galleries, Tahoe City, CA
2006 Toll House, Los Gatos, CA
2003 Mountain View City Hall, Mountain View, CA
2003 Ago Gallery, Ouray, CO
1982 Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA
1979 Ambassador Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Selected Group Shows:
2007, 2006 Carmel Art Festival
2007 Seasons of Martis Plein Air
2005 Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Santa Barbara, CA
2005 Sonoma Plein Air
2004 Los Gatos Art Fest, an inaugural juried plein air event.
2004 Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite Museum, CA
2003 Best in America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, MO
2003 Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite Museum, CA
2002 Arts for the Parks Mini-50 Finalist, Jackson, WY
2002 La Petite X, a national small format show, Coburg, OR
1991 Arts for the Parks 200, Jackson, WY
1987 Yosemite Valley Visitors Center, Yosemite, CA
1983 American Artists Professional League, Salmungundi Club, NY, NY
1981 35th Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
Selected Awards:
2007 Peoples Choice Award, Seasons of Martis Plein Air
2006 Best of Oil or Acrylic, Carmel Art Festival
2006 Third Place, Oils, Los Gatos Annual Members Show
2004 First Place and Honorable Mention, Los Gatos Art Fest, a plein air event.
2002 First Place, Society of Western Artists Kaiser Show
1987 Honorable Mention, Yosemite Renaissance II, Yosemite Park, CA
1981 First Place, Society of Western Artists Statewide Show, Sacramento, CA
1979 2nd Place, San Gabriel Fine Arts Annual Show, San Gabriel, CA
Publications:
"How did you paint That? 100 ways to paint Seascapes, Rivers, & Lakes."
2004 December Plein Air Magazine (click for info)
2004 Evergreen Times (click for article)
2003 Guidebook of Western Artists
2002 Guidebook of Western Artists
Television:
1998 Featured on "Silicon Valley Business Report" Click here to see the feature.
Past Gallery Representation and shows:
1978-1981 Kelley's Gallery of Fine Art, Solvang, CA
1979-1981 Thomas Gallery, Lake Tahoe, CA
1981-1984 Conquistador Gallery, Taos, NM
1981-1981 Bent Tree Gallery, Dallas, TX
1981-1983 Roughton Galleries, Dallas, TX
1981-1983 Sanders Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1981-1983 Southwest Galleries, Houston, TX
Miscellanous
US State Department, US Embassies in Mauritania, Nigeria, and Barbados
Who's Who in America (2003 Edition)
Who's Who Worldwide
Who's Who in the West
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