https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz Donna Cowan's Art Portfolio en-us 2018-03-14 12:07:42 UTC 2025-11-16 23:14:06 UTC hello@padlet.com x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241819779 I am inspired by the painter, Andrew Holmquist. I
particularly love his use of bold colours and how he uses the "slippery" characteristics of
oil paint - something I crave to be able to achieve in my work. The appeal of the shapes and
abstractions make his paintings completely engrossing to me.]]> 2018-03-14 12:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241819779 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241822027 Last year I took part in a Figure and Life Class which helped me improve on my proportions and tones. The medium I used was charcoal. ]]> 2018-03-14 12:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241822027 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241824550 Inspired by my "Outside In" project I continued to experiment with watercolours, PVA Glue and Glitter. I had taken it from an idea in my sketchbook as I had really liked what I created and continued to recreate it using different colours and flowers but in the same style. (10 x 15cm, September 2017)]]> 2018-03-14 12:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241824550 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241827878 Within this project I was to take inspiration from outside the window. I took inspiration from the trees and I was also inspired by Andrew Holmquist's use of shapes which you can subtly see in my own work.]]> 2018-03-14 12:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241827878 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241831826 As I had continued this project I became inspired by the song from the movie Pocahontas "Colours of the Wind" and experimented with different colours. I also experimented with masking fluid which I found to really enjoy. I used Watercolour and Masking Fluid.]]> 2018-03-14 12:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241831826 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241837570 This piece is a series of canvases, when put together it creates one painting. (Watercolour, Masking Fluid, 10 x 15cm, September 2017)]]> 2018-03-14 12:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/241837570 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243389763 For my artist book we were given the theme "Obsession". I continued in the route of relationships and how frayed and broken a relationship can be.]]> 2018-03-19 10:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243389763 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243390944 "Obsession" Final Piece (Acrylics, Hundreds and Thousands, Watercolour, Masking Fluid, 14.8 x 21.0cm, November 2017).]]> 2018-03-19 10:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243390944 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243392395 The theme given to us was "Ardour" which revolved around the death of my gran. I focused on flowers because they reminded me of her and her free spirit. ]]> 2018-03-19 10:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243392395 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243393836 I experimented with geometric shapes and found that I really liked the abstract style. For these two pages I used Acrylic and Oil Paint.]]> 2018-03-19 10:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243393836 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243394912 "Ardour" final piece part I, I decided to incorporated my grans ashes into the painting to keep her memory alive. On canvas board and framed. (Acrylic Paint, heavy duty Gesso, Acrylic spray paint, Ashes, Marker pen, 59.4 x 84.1cm, May 2017)]]> 2018-03-19 10:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243394912 x_donna_1_x https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243398743 "Ardour" final piece part I, I decided to incorporated my grans ashes into the painting to keep her memory alive. On canvas board and framed. (Acrylic Paint, heavy duty Gesso,  Acrylic spray paint, Ashes, Marker pen, 59.4 x 84.1cm, May 2017)]]> 2018-03-19 10:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/x_donna_1_x/s06zpipmn1pz/wish/243398743