Donna Lion Grant, Artist: Currently Showing at The Oceana Art Gallery

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Currently Showing at The Oceana Art Gallery

"Into Machu Picchu" is a 24 x 36" oil painting on canvas that evolved slowly over a couple years, as I captured the spirit I felt encountering few tourists long ago. While doing online research, and seeing how the area has prospered and grown with ecotourism, I realized my painting was finished, as my experience would not be possible now. I included it in the Travelogue Exhibition at the Oceana Art Gallery in Pacifica open through October 20th.

1 comment:

Donna L. Faber said...: Your work has many facets, and I think that's awesome. Your trip to the sacred mountain must've been something else!; September 16, 2012 at 2:39 PM

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My Biography

I grew up with creative parents who influenced my focus. My father a photographer; my mother a painter and excellent cook; and both musicians.

I loved the outdoors of the Santa Clara Valley; its birds and wildlife. I played in extensive orchards surrounding our house. I delighted in my grandfather's gigantic edible garden and abundant flowering plants.

I got my Brownie camera at age 7, and began capturing my visions. Painting and drawing soon followed. I enjoyed sailing and swimming and camping with my family. Through school I took as much art as possible. I got an A.A. in Graphic Design with honors at Foothill College, then attended the San Francisco Art Institute where I earned a BFA in Painting.

As a birder, I travelled to remote places in far and offbeat corners of the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, and the Philippines to enjoy nature and get inspiration.

I currently live in beautiful Pacifica, California.

I serve on the Board for The Art Guild of Pacifica and am the Membership Chair. Since 1995, I've met monthly with The Bookgangstas, who read and discuss books. I contribute to their blog. When time and mood allows, I make beaded jewelry.

I show and sell work locally, and have received awards for my work. My continuing study includes workshops with prominent artists who inspire me.