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Presented here are six
individual works by artist Donna Pidlubny that employ many
of the same methods of painting for which she is best known.
Now working digitally, she transfers her sketches into the
computer, which is now her canvas. She creates her own brushes
and applies soft colors in the same manner she would with
a more traditional approach, layer upon layer, texture upon
texture, one stroke at a time. Maintaining a precise balance
and poise, her central images often interlock or overlap,
and can perhaps be read as a cluster of feelings. Her carefully
chosen hues of pale pinks, delicate greens, soft purples
and muted blues combine to create a sense of translucency,
while the relationship between her subjects and landscapes
seem harmonious and natural. Finally, taking parts of her
stories, ideas, or thoughts, she writes them out and then
uses that text as highlights, shadows, and elements within
the painting, so that the written word becomes the texture
that binds the painting together.
After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree
in Fine Art, painting and drawing, from St. Cloud University,
MN, Pidlubny did her post graduate work at Sheridan Institute,
Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Working in both the commercial
and fine arts, her illustrations have been published in
editorial and advertising media, on products, and on book
jackets. Her fine art paintings hang in private collections
in both the United States and Canada. Selected achievements
include the organization, preparation and supervision of
an economic development presentation, which accompanied
a trade delegation to Taiwan, establishing effective communication
between two languages. The presentation won an award in
international literature from the Economic Developers Council
of Ontario (EDCO). Her work has also won an award from the
Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) for best
original illustration in advertising. |
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