After raising a family and moving to the Roanoke Valley from Richmond VA, artist Donna Tuten began to explore her long-held passion for art. With art awards to her credit and representation in galleries, her graceful style is enhancing many homes and businesses throughout Virginia and beyond. Her work has also been used as book covers and published in magazines and textbooks. Donna is often found painting on the weekends in her working studio at Gallery 202 in Downtown Roanoke.
Bucolic Fincastle Farm
Bucolic Fincastle Farm
Painting
“Bucolic Fincastle Farm,” 24x36” oil painting on gallery-wrapped canvas. Looking for inspiration and driving through back roads in Fincastle, I spotted this lovely scene and just knew it would make a great painting. This is my impressionistic interpretation, painted in oils, with bold brushstrokes on a large-format canvas. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed painting it!
Peony Blossom
Peony Blossom
Painting
The beautiful lighting on this peony bloom inspired me to paint it in a large macro format. Although I painted it realistically in oils, visualizing it in macro format makes it seem almost abstract in nature.