Wissahickon • Oil and Cold Wax on Wood • 26″ x 26″ • $2,400
This April, we are celebrating the abstract paintings of Donna Grande. Donna uses expressive colors and textures to create paintings in conversation with nature. The effect is calming and hypnotic as you get lost tracing the kinetic motion of the brushstrokes. Each painting functions as a story from the natural world, which the viewer can unravel slowly.
Donna graduated from Montclair State University, earned a design degree from F.I.T., and studied at the Art Students League of New York. Over her 30-year career, her work has been widely recognized through awards, media coverage, and exhibitions at prestigious venues, including the Maine State Capitol, Montclair State University, Bloomfield College, the Salmagundi Club, the National Arts Club, and the New Jersey State Museum, among others.
Visit www.DonnaGrande.com for more information.
Waterfalls • Oil on Canvas • 38″ x 30″ • $4,400
“Painting for me is not a fixed act but a continuum—a living process that unfolds and transforms as I work. Each brushstroke carries the momentum of thought, feeling, and discovery. No two paintings are alike because no two moments are alike. Each canvas is a synthesis of chaos and clarity, of idea and emotion, of conscious choice and intuitive surrender. Within that dynamic process, transformation begins: form and color resolve, spirit emerges, and something greater than thought alone takes shape.
I seek not merely to depict, but to express—to move beyond representation toward a visual language of spirit. However elusive that spirit may be, it remains my constant pursuit: to make visible what is felt but unseen, to let each painting breathe with its own living energy.
Every artist, of course, cultivates her own aesthetic. For me, the true excitement of painting lies in that rare moment of transcendence—the feeling of innocence and wonder that compels one to fall in love with an image. It’s a sensation that defies explanation, a reminder of why we create at all.”
Pompeii • Oil on Canvas • 52″ x 40″ • $9,000
Join us for snacks, sips, and fine art as we celebrate Donna’s paintings and her contributions to the art world!
Event Details
Friday, April 3rd, 6 PM to 8 PM
One E Gravers Lane, Chestnut Hill
Free & open to the public
