DONNA-LEE ELKE paintings

DLE @ DIS Bellingham Wa 2011

2011-08-25T11:51:00.000-07:00

STUDIO UFO asked me to display my work at the DIS building in downtown Bellingham August through September 2011. DIS supports the arts and local artists through displaying artwork every day of the year in their windows. thanks DIS!!

all are for sale ...

exhibit LIGHTCATCHER MUSEUM, BELLINGHAM

2011-06-17T13:00:00.000-07:00

COME TO MY WINDOW 48" X 24" x 3" acrylic and paper on textured board 2011

I am one of many PNW artists who have work in THE FATE OF THE FOREST exhibit @ The LIGHTCATCHER MUSEUM IN BELLINGHAM June through September 2011.

DECEMBER EXHIBIT AT THE LOFT @ WORKS ON CANVAS

2010-11-30T14:12:00.000-08:00

December at the Loft ... for the next three mnoths I will be selling older pieces at lowered prices in order to reduce inventory and get space ready for all NEW artwork MARCH 2011 ... enJOY!

NEW EXHIBIT: PURELY ABSTRACT 11 2010

2010-11-05T23:28:00.001-07:00

My latest show at The Loft@ Works on Canvas in downtown Bellingham wa. The artwalk was full of people and stimulating conversation ... sold a coupl'a pieces.Always a bonus!

L'CHAIM: CIRCLE IMAGERY IN MY WORK

2010-09-29T13:45:00.001-07:00

OCTOBER 2010 EXHIBIT: L'CHAIM:CIRCLE IMAGERY IN MY WORK

THE LOFT @ WORKS ON CANVAS
301 W. HOLLY ST. B'HAM WA.

HOURS: T - FRI 11:00am - 4:00 pm

GUIDED VIEWING: call donna-lee at 360-201-9974

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT PAPER:NEW WORKS

2010-08-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

donna-lee continues her exploration of texture with her new show --- THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT PAPER: NEW WORKS’ opening September 3 during Downtown Artwalk and continuing through Sept 30 at her new space the loft @Works on Canvas. 301 W. Holly Bham. Hours: Tu-Fr, 11 am to 4 pm and first Saturdays 11 am to 4 pm.

TO SEE MY OTHER ARTWORK

2010-02-02T21:17:00.001-08:00

go to bottom of 'about me' page to the right and click on 'view my complete profile'. This will link to my other pages: SECRET GARDEN (figurative works) and MIXED MEDIA (my latest handmade paper/mixed media on canvas works) Thank you and enJOY!

DECEMBER NITE 2009

2009-12-14T16:37:00.000-08:00

Acrylic on canvas with a smidge of oil pastel ... 24" x 48" x 2"

I wanted to get a feeling of clarity and cold and distance ... mystery and magic.

A COUPLE MORE!

2009-10-15T17:53:00.000-07:00

First piece is "Creatrix Quartet" acrylic on textured board. The large piece is 24"x24" the three additional pieces are 12" x 12"

The second is " Is this Craft or Art ??"

made from re-cycled canvases, woven and placed on board.

24" x 24"

LANDSCAPES

2009-06-30T19:58:00.003-07:00

There has been renewed interest in my landscapes so I thought I would highlight a few today ...

All the above paintings are acrylic on either board or canvas.

#1 Stanley Park Fall 36" x 48"

#2 Exploration #4 12" x 48" x 3"

#3 Semiahmoo Sunset 36" x 48"

#4 What Lies Beneath 24" x 48:

ILLUSIONS

2009-06-08T20:28:00.000-07:00

another scraped painting ... this one on canvas rather than wood.

32" X 22"

WHITE BLOCK ON BLUE

2009-05-03T14:24:00.000-07:00

24" x 24" x 2" acrylic on textured board painted over a few months ... completed 04/09

JAKOB'S LADDER

2009-04-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

completed yesterday ... acrylic on canvas ... 48"x 60" x 2" ... 04/09

after reading about and viewing images from Miro, Tapies,

SNOW FALLING

2009-04-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

my latest ... 24"x 24"acrylic on textured board, scraped and mounted on 2 1/2 inch frame depth.
A piece that has had a number or incarnations over the past year, now in its final one.
Completed 04/09

This piece is reflective of a childhood art process ... colored crayons under black ... then scraped to release painting. AND of the Mola from Panama in my husband's collection ... colored cloth over which a black piece of cloth is opened to reveal the color underneath.

WINDBREAK

2009-02-06T17:17:00.000-08:00

haven't posted in a long time so thought I would add an older piece that has received a lot of positive attention from the public. painted in '07 ... it was the PR piece for my Solo show at Allied Arts Gallery of Whatcom County.

Originally exhibited at Allied Arts Gallery of Bellingham http://www.alliedarts.com/ 2007.

CALLIOPE

2009-01-15T21:58:00.000-08:00

My first of the new year ... Calliope ... 02/09

Shown in Allied Arts Members Show, Bellingham Wa. March of 09.

http://www.alliedarts.com/

MYSTERY

2008-11-04T19:06:00.001-08:00

Ken's favorite ... 48"x 24"x 2" acrylic on canvas. painted 06 - 08

"Mystery"

Over a base of liquid acrylic color, palette knife applied hard-body acrylic ... impasto.

HOMAGE TO CHAGALL

2008-10-30T15:11:00.000-07:00

part of being an artist is the reading about other artists and art history and art criticism. I read a lot. :) and since my work is tied directly to my experience of the moment, often I see that a piece of work is an homage of some kind. This one to Chagall.

30" x 40" acrylic on canvas 11/08

BURNISHED

2008-09-26T13:18:00.000-07:00

Sept 3 - 28 2008 Mindport gallery of bellingham http://www.mindport.org/ showed the work of local EDGE graduates. I was honored to be part of this group and this show. AnnMorgan Curry(curator-owner) always shows her artists brilliantly and this was no exception.

We were asked to do 2 pieces, one showcasing our particular style and the other a self-portrait.

My abstract is called BURNISHED - primarily acrylic on textured board. completed 07/08

My self-portrait is mixed media and consists of inked poems, a musical score of the jazz lick Donna-Lee, a handmade paper shade and paint on canvas. NFS.