2-Person Exhibition at 337 Sketch Gallery

Views of the exhibition from outside of 337 Sketch Gallery, located at 337 Ottawa St. N, Hamilton, ON.

The acrylic paintings of Donna Grandin, and the glass art of Stephen Zawadowski are currently on exhibition at 337 Sketch Gallery until Sun July 17th.

Donna Grandin, a visual artist whose acrylic paintings, while realistic, explore the abstract rhythms and organic shapes of nature in vibrant colours. Donna received the gold award in visual arts in the M&C Fine Arts Awards in St Lucia in 2000 and has an Hons. B.A. in Art from McMaster University.

Stephen Zawadowski, a glass artist and graduate of Sheridan College has been written up in the Remote Stylist. His work is a fusion of clear crystal glass and copper.

Meet the Artists:
Donna will be painting in the gallery on Sat, and Stephen will be in the gallery on Sun.

337 Sketch Gallery is located near Barton & Ottawa St. N
Hours: Thurs to Sun 11-6 pm

Anne Becker: 337sketch@gmail.com
Donna Grandin: donna@bluerootsartstudio.com

LIKE Donna Grandin. Blue Roots Art Studio on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Donna-Grandin-Blue-Roots-Art-Studio/201582283198326?sk=wall

For e-vites & newsletter: http://bluerootsartstudio.com/contact.php

Donna Grandin at Toronto Art Expo 2011

Donna with some of her acrylic paintings on canvas in her booth at the Toronto Art Expo 2011.

Last weekend, April 14-17, Donna exhibited her artwork with almost 200 other independent artists and galleries in the Toronto Art Expo 2011. Till the end of the year, you can still view her profile at http://www.torontoartexpo.com/2011/virtualgallerypages11/grandin.html.

The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and is in its ninth year. Attendence was lower than expected this year, not sure if the weather had something to do with it ... it was a grey, rainy weekend, and at one point there was even some snow!!! Very unusual for this time of year.

However, sales were made, new connections formed, and much experience gained. Thank you so much to those on Donna's e-mail list who made it to the Expo, especially to those who live outside of Toronto. And a big thank-you to Donna's new collectors, and potential collectors.

To see more pics from the TAE, please go to Facebook and "like" Donna's fan page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Donna-Grandin-Blue-Roots-Art-Studio/201582283198326.

For a pricelist of available paintings, please e-mail donna@bluerootsartstudio.com. Delivery and payment details can be worked out on an individual basis, depending on your location etc.

Art donated to L.A. fundraiser for St. Lucia

Artwork donated by Donna Grandin, on display at Chapman University, Orange, California. Donna's art auctioned at " Poetry, Music, Art: a Celebration to Benefit St. Lucia", April 5, 2011.

The following is from a blogpost from online literary journal dirtcakes.org, which included an image of one of Donna's recent paintings:

"Did you know that the West Indies island of St. Lucia has more Nobel laureates per capita than any other nation and one of those - Derek Walcott - is a poet?Come celebrate Caribbean poetry, music, and art in a hot, hot, hot event on Tuesday, April 5, as dirtcakes sponsors an event to support Red Cross disaster relief for St. Lucia, an island devastated by last year’s Hurricane Tomas.

Join us in the Malloy Performance Portico at Chapman University’s Leatherby Libraries where Los Angeles poet Lynne Thompson, author of Beg No Pardon, will read work inspired by stories of her Caribbean ancestors, while Francis Lynch, from Trinidad and Tobago, adds a gentle steel pan cadence. Yes, you read that correctly, we’ll have a drummer in the library. And food. And art. Donna Grandin, an artist originally from St. Lucia, has donated two paintings for silent auction. Work from notable St. Lucian poets, including Derek Walcott, will be read and then, drum roll, Lynne Thompson will announce the winner of the dirtcakes First Annual Benefit Poetry Contest."

There was a slide show projected on a screen behind the poets as they were doing their readings, which included images of Donna's Hibiscus 'n Bananas series. Donna was invited to participate in this event by organizor Natalie D'Auvergne, whose blogpost http://aphroditeares.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/poetry-music-art-a-celebration-to-benefit-st-lucia/ could almost have been written by Donna herself. Both the artist and the writer get inspiration from their Caribbean background, both observed how Hurricane Tomas devastated St. Lucia and her people last year, through the safety of Facebook, and felt compelled to help somehow. Proceeds from the event on Tues went to the St. Lucia Red Cross.

"St.Lucian ART 2011" at The Inner Gallery, St. Lucia

From the core, acrylics on canvas, 2009, 16x13 inch, Donna Grandin.

This painting, and two others by Donna, will be part of "St. Lucian ART 2011: a selection of new and recent work by established, unknown and emerging artists from St. Lucia". The group show opens Tues 25 January and runs till 5 February, 2011 at The Inner Gallery, Bois d'orange, St. Lucia.

For more details, and to preview artwork go to http://www.theinnergallery.com/. Click on "paintings", go to "all manufacturers" then scroll for "Donna Grandin (nee Gomez)" and click to see the paintings available.

Thank you for looking!
Donna

Burlington Art Center Christmas Sale

As a member of the Burlington Fine Arts Association, Donna is participating in the group exhibition of member paintings in the AIC gallery space located in the Burlington Art Center, Nov 25-28. There is also artwork on display from members of all the other guilds, live demonstrations, and the annual Soup Bowl event. For more information, go to http://www.thebac.ca/get-involved/events1/christmas

Art Gallery of Hamilton Fall Art Sale

"Just Peachy", acrylics on canvas, 24"x30", 2010. One of 5 paintings Donna has available at the AGH fall art sale, Style & Space.


For more information on the exhibition, visit Art Gallery of Hamilton Fall Art Sale.

Also, Donna's magnolia painting "Change is in the air", acrylics on canvas, 13"x16" is featured in this video clip promoting the event on CH Morning Live.

Donna attended the preview on Wed night and was proud to have been chosen as part of the group of 65 area artists, because it was a very strong show with quality work in a variety of media, styles & subjects.

Tomorrow is the last day to go see the art yourself, Sun 12-5pm.

34th Parallel literary magazine - interview and cover

Detail of The Lullaby, 36"x24", acrylic painting by Donna Grandin, featured on the cover of 34th Parallel magazine, issue 12. Oct 2010. Donna is proud to announce that her art was chosen for the cover of Issue 12 of the quarterly literary magazine, 34th Parallel, which came out today.

A few more of her hibiscus paintings are also featured in the article Create or Die, which is based on Donna's blog interview by fellow St. Lucian, writer Natalie D'Auvergne, in July.

Special thanks to Natalie D'Auvergne, and magazine editors Martin Chipperfield and Trace Sheridan Swan.