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Artist Statement:
AS A MODERN ARTIST, much of my
work is minimal, based on
energetic impressions, often
through the imagery and
simplicty of the equine form,
in living color.
Watching horses is as
satisfying to me as drawing
them. Enjoyment of their
musculature and shape, what
maintains balance for them as
they...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITS
May 2008, "HORSES IN ART",
Lynda Anderson Galleries,
Locust Valley, NY
August 2007, THE HAMPTON
CLASSIC, Bridgehampton, New
York
July, 2007, ARTIZEN GALLERY,
"Donna B Art", McCall, Idaho
January 2007, THE STATEHOUSE,
CAPITOL, Boise, Idaho
Governor's Collection, Office
of the Governor
February 2007, ST. LUKE'S ...
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Artist Galleries:
Artizen Gallery, McCall, ID.
KREISS Collection, Manhasset,
N.Y.
Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT.
Casa Chic, Southampton, N.Y.
20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
Rustica, Fine Art & Design,
Donnelly, ID.
Nelson & Greene, Scottsdale,
AZ.
Owl 57 Gallery, Woodmere, N.Y.
The Narrow Space Gallery,
Tipperary, Ireland
J. Whitney Gallery,
Southington, CT...
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Artist Reviews:
June, 2008, "TAMARACK LIFE",
Artist Feature
October, 2006,
PHELPSSPORTS.com, Artist
Feature, "The Equine Art of
Donna Bernstein"
April, 2006, Idaho
Statesman, Press Release,
"Boise City Arts Commission,
Boise Airport Art"
January, 2006, Boise Weekly,
Cover Art
November 2004 "McCall
Magazine", Feature Article
August 2004, "Horses in Art"
Magazine Feature, "...
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Collections:
PERMANENT COLLECTION, Idaho
First Bank, McCall, Idaho
PERMANENT COLLECTION, The
NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER, Ranch
Headquarters, Park City, Utah,
USA. Bronze Sculpture, "Buck",
created to honor the horse
that started their
internationally recognized
Horsemanship Therapy Program.
PERMANENT COLLECTION, St.
Luke's Wood River Valley
Memorial Hospital, Ketchum,
Sun Valley, Idaho, USA...
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Commissions:
Commissions and Inquiries are
welcome.
Donna has created many fine
art pieces on a commission
basis, in both two- and
three-dimensional works, with
designers as well as private
clients.
Feel free to contact her via
email through this site, at
donna@RunningWindArt.com, or
by phone at 208-634...
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Donna Bernstein Biography:
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Art Education: Summer Internship Study with artist Robert Dash, Hollins College School of Art, Rockland College Studio Art Program, Boise Art Museum Sculpture Program, constantly Self-Taught. |
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The Horse Fair, by Rosa Bonheur
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The artists who inspire me: Rosa Bonheur, for her boldness within her own time. Georgia O'Keefe, for letting herself be exactly who she was; for the spectacular brilliance of her colors; and her eyes'ability to see them. Picasso, for his irrationality, his stubbornness, his need to paint, his "when I run out of red, I use green", the ultimate path of creativity. Paul Brown, for his deep love of the horse's timeless form and beauty, and making it accessible. Wesley Dennis and Sam Savitt, for the softness and tenderness in their art. Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollack, for the powerfulness of pure expression. And My mother, for showing me how to draw a horse. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I am a modern equestrian and absract artist. Much of my work is minimal, based on energetic impressions, and the simplicty of the equine form, in living color.
Watching horses is as satisfying to me as drawing them. The watching keeps me enthralled. I study their musculature and shape, what maintains balance for them as they move, whether slowly grazing across a field or spontaneously bucking on a spring morning. I think I digitize images in my brain somehow, and after I go home I pull out the drawing pads and start to work.
Often monochromatic; suggestive or interpretive, I am profoundly, energetically connected to them. Images distilled from my visual memory are imbued with my own distinct blend of form and abstract stylization. I use vibrant colors and dynamic forms to tell my story. These horses communicate freedom, movement, energy and passion. They are my muse.
In other works I am also seduced by the colors and shape of nature. I feel I have become fascinated - possibly obsessed - with pure color and form. Both horizontal and vertical horizons; the sublime movement inherent in color; and the endless landscape that largely becomes self-portraiture.
In clay and sculpture the three-dimensional palette is a natural one for me; I feel I express a clarity not only through the complex equine anatomy, but about their highly sophisticated, emotive elements as well.
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