NEWS
RELEASE
The Gallery @ Barr Photographics announces the fall installment of the Corner Gallery’s 2021 exhibition
series with a collection of observational or “painted from life” oil works
entitled "In
The Moment” by an art educator and award-winning, Johnson City,
Tennessee artist, Donna Bird. Donna was born and raised in Olive
Branch, Mississippi a border town with Tennessee where she grew up dreaming of
being an artist! Donna holds a BFA in Graphic Design’86, from Delta State
University in Cleveland, Mississippi, with post-graduate studies from local and
nationally recognized artists: Tom Root,
Peggy Root, Seth Haverkamp, Dawn Whitelaw, Zoey Frank, Nicolas Uribe, Robert
Lilberace. In her personal biography,
Donna states, “I always wanted to be a painter and it was my minor in college.
I never really stopped painting but was mostly focused on my family while my
children were at home. I have been married to Michael Bird for thirty-two years
and have three adult children, twin boys, Heath and Corey, and one daughter
Eryn. We moved to Johnson City from Memphis Tennessee in 2007. I returned to painting about 10 years ago and
really got serious about in 2013. I realized I needed to paint most every day
to achieve the skill level I was striving for. I have painted consistently
since 2013.” Donna teaches art for
children and adults at The McKinney Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee as well
as adult oil painting at the Kingsport Art Guild in Kingsport, Tennessee.
In
her artist’s statement, Donna reveals, “I am a realist painter who uses
traditional oil painting methods to interpret contemporary subjects. My subject matter covers the disciplines of
still life, landscape and portraiture. I prefer to paint directly from life and
am particularly interested in pushing the nuances of color in my subjects. The
colors are juxtaposed to create atmosphere and convey my response to the
moment. My work is influenced by both modern-day and traditional painting
masters.”
"In The Moment” will
be celebrated with a reception and demonstration of technique by Donna Bird, to which the public is
cordially invited, on Friday, 15 October
from 7 - 9:00 PM in The Gallery @ Barr Photographics, 152 E. Main Street, Abingdon, Virginia. "In The
Moment” will hang, and be offered for sale, 01 October through 30,
November 2021. The Gallery @ Barr
Photographics is housed in the Greenway Trigg Building, located in the heart of
Abingdon’s main street historic district.
Please call 276- 628-1486 or visit http://barrphotographics.com for
further information.
Photo 1: “Birdie
Still Life”, observational oil by
Donna Bird
Photo 2: “Sunflower
Still Life”, observational oil by
Donna Bird
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