BIO

Donna Bernstein was born in New York. Largely self-taught, in school she held a one-woman show in the lobby of a local theatre and sold three pieces. This early success fed a passion for her art. Studying privately with artist Robert Dash, as well as at Hollins College in Virginia, she continued to draw and paint from life and her surroundings, supplemented with studies in Japanese ink work and brush techniques. After many successful years in business, in 1998 Donna and her husband, a national level soccer coach, moved to McCall, Idaho and began a new life. The house they rented happened to have an available garage studio…. it was there, surrounded by beauty and nature, wilderness and horses, that she re-connected to her art, and within three years began marketing to numerous shows and galleries throughout the country. Working on technique at the Boise Art Museum she sculpted. A number of these pieces have been placed in permanent collections.

“Your art inspires thought."

"Your art draws me in for a much deeper experience; everytime I look I see more!”

"Your art has it all - motion and emotion."

"Your art is full of vitality, energy, on the inside moving out."

Donna has been inspired by the ancient cave paintings of Altamira and Lascaux; by Greek marble sculpture and form; and by Impressionist color - the scale and freedom of Monet. Classical influences most impacting her work are Rosa Bonheur, especially her definitive piece, "The Horse Fair". The abstract expressionists Pollock, Frankenthaler and Mitchell, as well as the color field work of Mark Rothko. Georgia O’Keefe, and the daring metal works of Deborah Butterfield.

She has studied with such fine artists as Robert Dash,

contemporary abstract painter Christine Raymond, and modernist mixed media sculptor Sue Latta.

Donna's personal artistic blend and stylization creates art that is modern in structure, yet deeply intimate.

Feel free to contact by email or at the studio 208-861-4331. Commission inquiries are most welcome.