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donna greenstein art

March 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment

I had the pleasure of meeting artist Donna Greenstein, and viewing the life-like images of farm animals she creates, at the King Township Studio Tour last year.  Thank you Donna for taking the time to answer the following questions, and permitting me to share your work.















What inspires  you?

Nature, greyhounds, Belgian horses,  Highland cattle, dreadlocked Lincoln sheep , fresh snow, my garden, peonies,  calla lilies, lakes, streams meandering through a snowy path, spruce  trees.

Do you have a favourite  subject(s)?  If so, what is it about that subject that speaks to  you?

Animals inspire me; I adore them.  I grew up at an animal hospital as my  dad was a veterinarian.  We always  had our own dogs, cats, various birds, piglets, calves, etc.  I was a horse “nut” when I was  young.  I drew horses, read horse  books and spent any money I could earn riding horses at local dude ranches.  In the summers I went to a horse camp  called Arrowhead Ranch near Collingwood Ontario.  I have lived on a 50 acre cow-calf  operation for 40 years.  We owned an  ex-racing thoroughbred named Meadowlark. 

What is your preferred medium, why? 

I prefer both oils and  watercolours.  I used watercolours  for about 9 years then transferred to oils about a year ago.  It was a large learning curve to change  to the oil medium but a lot of artistic concepts were transferable, such as  composition, colour, unity, value, texture.

Where is your favourite place to  paint?

I love painting on a large table at a  cottage our family goes to near Haliburton Ontario.  I can look out over beautiful Lake  Kashagawigamog.

Is there anything (else) you would like  people to know about Donna Greenstein?

I also am an avid gardener during the  summer and a Math tutor.

Artist’s favourite  colour?

I like all earth tones.  If I had to pick only one I would choose  “burnt sienna”.

According to Wikipedia, “Siena  earth”, is an earth pigment containing iron  oxide and manganese  oxide. In its natural state, it is yellow-brown and is called  raw sienna. When heated, it becomes a reddish brown and is called burnt  sienna.[2] It takes its name from the city-state  of Siena, where it was produced during the Renaissance.[3] Along with ochre and umber, it was one of the first pigments to be  used by humans, and is found in many cave paintings. Since the Renaissance, it has been one of the brown  pigments most widely used by artists.”

 

To learn more about Donna visit http://donnagreenstein.com

Categories: WORKS OF ART Tagged: Art, Beautiful

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