Flowing Water Fills the Poetic Mind - Oil Paintings by Donna Young

Donna Young is very talented, and she uses poetry in her oil paintings. The blending of colors, choice of colors, and harmony with nature are quite eye-pleasing for the viewer. She transports viewers to a place of serenity through her vibrant oil paintings. According to Donna Young, "I strive to move away from traditional representational oil painting by using the two-dimensional space of my canvas to impersonate the ‘atmospheric perspective’ of depth. With bold color and an incorporated fluid structure, an irresistible question arises: What lies above? You, the viewer, form the answers playing in the reflections. Three different planes of existence appear to float gracefully within one space. Melding together the vertical sky, horizontal water, organic material, and rhythmic circles of motion creates a juxtaposition that is vibrant yet peaceful. The spirit of intrinsic nature is created."