Donna Yeager Fine Art
The Winding Road
August 4 – September 28
Opening Reception Thursday August 14 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Art at the Center | Tomahawk Ridge Community Center
Step into a world shaped by memory, movement, and quiet
transformation in The Winding Road, a solo exhibition by
Kansas artist Donna Yeager. Known for her diversity of
subject, medium and art form, Yeager invites viewers on a
visual journey of her work.
Each piece is a reflection of people, place and
passage—capturing the beauty of moments we often overlook.
Yeager’s work has been described as lyrical, grounded and
emotionally resonant. This exhibition features a variety of
works from in the last few years through the present that
explore the bends and turns of life, seen through an artist’s
intuitive lens.
Art Gallery
Plein Air
I am a plein air painter because it is a tangible way to really connect with the beauty of nature. Capturing that moment in time is exciting. Quickly painting the fleeting effects of light give energy to the painting as well as the artist.
Florals
Flowers are color, shapes, and fleeting beauty. A garden is a cycle of life, from seed to seed, from bud to bloom. It is renewal, seasonal, and life giving. I love it!
Animals
I am an animal lover — just about any animal. That includes birds and even some insects in my appreciation of their beauty and contribution to life. That may sound strange, but all of nature is
connected.
Portraits
I really love drawing and painting people. There’s nothing better than working from a model. I always find this to be the best way to do a portrait–from life. The skills learned in figure drawing influence every part of my artwork.
Still Life
The still life fine art practice is one that artists have committed to over the centuries because the essentials of art can all be explored including color, form, composition, and light.
Digital Artwork
My Digital Imaging Artworks possess content of meaning and visual aspects to tell the story. They consist of Photo Shop layers of original paintings and drawings, scans of objects meaningful in content or aesthetic, and photos. I often add to the printed final image by drawing, painting, or adding objects to it.
Figures Drawing
Drawing portraits and figures from life is one of my favorite things to do, even on days when I am struggling.
Figure drawing, especially quick studies, is the
best way of improving your drawing skills.
Working with a live model is a way of connecting with your subject intuitively and builds skills that translate into all other forms of your work.
Capturing the moment and moving quickly
throughout the drawing keeps it fresh and open and enjoyable.
Landscapes
Whether painting from life on location, or painting from a photograph in my studio, landscape painting is about composition, shapes, value, edges, and the effect of light.
It helps to work from sketches along with the
photo, focusing on large shapes, value, and edges, avoiding detail until the end when necessary.