First Friday Santa CruzDonna Gross
Painting
Several years ago I was fortunately introduced to the world of birds. After learning my craft depicting the local landscape of the Central Coast and the seascapes of Monterey Bay, I find myself drawn to the endless amusement of my feathered kindred spirits as they beckon me to contiually look up to the canopy and beyond.My intention is to render my subject with the aliveness that I study and observe daily. I wish to depict birds not as illustration but as art alive with expression and movement.
BIO
Donna Theresa (b.1961) is an American artist from Los Angeles, California.
Her artistic journey began after a career in the medical field followed by the raising of her two now adult children.While studying in a community college figure drawing class, the introduction of color theory with soft pastel spurred the daily painting practice she now enjoys.Mostly self taught, Donna Theresa has studied under Marla Baggetta and other prominent pastel painters.
As an avid bird watcher, bird advocate, and human to a rescued parrotlet, she has found her calling in her feathered muses.Backyard birds are a daily observance and inspiration for her works in soft pastel and watercolor.
Donna Theresa is a signature member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast and a an associate member of the Pastel Society of America, the International Association of Pastel Societies, and others.Her work hangs nationally and abroad in private collections. She has been juried into national and internationalcompetitive exhibitions.
Curriculum Vitae
~Pastel Society of the West Coast / PSA - 36th International Exhibition /
July - Aug 2022 / Third Place Award / Contemporary Impression
~Coastal Art League / Kindred Spirits All Media Show / June - July 2022
~Pastel Society of the West Coast / Online Member Showcase
March 2022
~ Left Coast Pastel Painters Society / Pastels in Paradise
March 2022
~ Randy Higbee Gallery's 6" Squared Exhibition
Dec - Jan 2021 - 22
~ Open Studios Art Tour / Santa Cruz County
October 2021
~Pastel Society of the West Coast / Pastels USA / 35th International Exibition
August 2021
~The Adirondack Pastel Society 7th Annual National Exhibition
July 7 - August 14, 2021
~Central Mass Pastel Society Marks of Distinction 2021
June 27 - July 31, 2021
~ Pastel Artists of Oregon Spirit of Pastel 2020 International Exhibition
October 2020
~ Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance International Exhibition
September - October 2020
~Adirondack Pastel Society National Online Juried Show
July 2020
~Central Coast Plein Air Painters Wine and Canvas Exhibition
June 2020 ~ Honorable Mention
~Pastel Society of the West Coast Online Member Showcase
January 2020
~Art Council Santa Cruz Exhibition @Santa Cruz County Government Center
January - March 2020
~Central Massachusetts Pastel Society National Online Exhibition
November 2019
~Capitola Plein Air 5th Annual Competition
Oct 31 - Nov 32019
~Central Coast Plein Air Painters / A Toast to the Coast Exhibition
September 2019
~Pastel Society of North Carolina / Pure Color Online International Exhibition
August 2019
~Pastel Society of Colorado / 15th Annual Mile High National Pastel Exhibition
May 11 - June 29 2019
-Pastel Society of the West Coast / Pastels USA International Open ExhibitionPastel
May 16 - July 14 2019
-Society of Southern California/ Pastel at the Ebell
April - May 2019
-California Central Coast Pastel Society 1st Spring Exhibition
April 2019
-Pastel Society of the West Coast : Online Member Juried Exhibition
February 2019
-89th Annual Statewide California Lanscape Exhibition
March - April 2019
-Central Coast Plein Air Painters Exhibition: Art, Love, and Wine
February 2019Awarded Third Place
-Pikes Peak Pastel Society"The Color of Light"
Jan 12 - May 5 2019
-Fourth Annual Capitola Plein Air Paint Out
Nov 1 – 4 2018
-Open Studios Art Tour Santa Cruz County
Oct 6-7 & Oct 20-21 2018
-Santa Cruz Art League ; Planet Pulse – A National Art Exhibit
August 10 – September 9, 2018
-Pastel Society of North Carolina – Pure Color 2018 National Exhibition
Aug – Sept 2018
-Spotlight Gallery Solo Show ;Santa Cruz Art League
July 6 – August 3, 2018
-Sierra Pastel Society 12th Biannual Pastel On High International Exhibit
July 24 – August 12, 2018
-The Pastel Society of Colorado
14th Annual Mile High National Pastel Exhibition
July 12 – August 27, 2018
-2018 Northeast National Pastel Exhibition
June 23 – July 29, 2018
-Pacific Grove Library "Built for Books"
April – July 2018
-Pastel Society of Southeast Texas: Art of the Pastel National Exhibition
April/ May 2018
-Arizona Pastel Artists Association: 2018 Open Juried Pastel Exhibition
March/ April 2018
-Central Coast Plein Air Painters Exhibition: Art, Love, and Wine
February 2018 ~Excellence in Pastel Award
MEMBERSHIP
Pastel Society of America
International Association of Pastel Societies
Pastel Society of the West Coast
Santa Cruz Art League
California Central Coast Pastel Society
Pastel Society of Southern California
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