Category: Events

MAC: Sports PERSONALITY of the year portraits

1/8/2018

MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR PORTRAITS

To honor each recipient, the MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB has a portrait drawing created of the Sports Personality of the Year.

As a professional artist, I am thankful and honored to be creating the Sports Personality of the Year Portraits for the MAC!! Thank you very much to the Missouri Athletic Club for giving me this opportunity.

Vladimir Tarasenko
MAC Sports Personality of the Year
2016

Since 1970, sports fans have been gathering at the Missouri Athletic Club to honor the annual Sport's Personality of the Year.

The MAC Sport’s Personality of the Year Dinner, was created by Jack Buck who acted as Master of Ceremonies for the first 32 dinners. The event is now in his name.

The list of some past recipients are: Bob Gibson (1970), Whitey Herzog (1982), Jackie Joyner-Kersey (1988), Brett Hull (1990) and Kurt Warner (2000)... to Vladimir Taresenko (2016) and Yadier Molina (2017).

VLADIMIR TARASENKO
MAC Sports Personality of the Year
2016

YADIER MOLINA
MAC Sports Personality of the Year
2017

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Influenced by degas: Pastel & Watercolor Class

4/26/2017

Students of my pastel and watercolor classes joined me for a fun inspirational field trip to the St. Louis Art Museum's Degas' Exhibit!

Edgar Degas, "The Millinery Shop", 1879, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas, "Little Milliners", 1882, Pastel on paper

Luxurious lunch at the museum's beautiful Panorama Restaurant.

We couldn't help but be inspired for our next painting project. We were all so taken by the amazing exhibit...Shall we choose a still-life for our next painting?... Better yet, I asked, how about painting a still-life with HATS inspired by Degas?

So, yes, "The Millinery Shop" by Degas, was chosen for the inspirational painting and Degas was to be our mentor....Being influenced by the best!

We brought in our hats, hatstands, scarves and ribbons to make our still life display.

I asked the class to choose a part of the display that was pleasing to them to start their paintings, isolating a few favorite hats for their composition.

Look at the great progress!

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Continued great progress!

Stay tuned for the final pastel and watercolor paintings.

Thank you to the St. Louis Art Museum for bringing together this exceptional exhibit,
"Degas, Impressionism & the Paris Millinery Trade".

Art Giveaway Contest

10/16/2015

The Next Art Giveaway
Please follow the upcoming announcements on my facebook page Marie Donato Fine Art. Information on how to enter the next Art Giveaway will be coming soon!

Fall/September Art Giveaway News
I recently got out of my studio, and traveled up to the Chicago area to exhibit my art! It was a gorgeous Fall weekend at the Naperville Riverwalk Art Fair!
I enjoyed meeting so many art-lovers. A special Thank You to my new collectors! It's an honor to have my paintings going to new homes!!

Here are some pics of the Riverwalk.

Thank you to everyone for signing up for my Newsletter and Art Giveaway! As promised to all that visited my booth......it is time for a special giveaway!!!!!
Drumroll please.......The winner of the Naperville Riverwalk Giveaway is ............Beth Katz!
Beth will receive this beautiful, pastel riverscape below. As a special
bonus this painting is also framed with archival materials! Very Special!!
Congratulations Beth!

"Tranquility" Pastel

Thank you to everyone who participated! As a way to say thank you I will be offering another giveaway very soon!

The Next Art Giveaway
Please follow the upcoming announcements on my facebook page Marie Donato Fine Art. Information on how to enter the next Art Giveaway will be coming soon!

Art Exhibit at Jacoby Arts Center

3/6/2015

I am pleased to announce the opening art exhibit at the Jacoby Arts Center. It is a group show displaying the artwork of Art Group 360. As a participating member my current River Series will be exhibited.
The work will be on view at the Jacoby, March 6th through April 18th.

Daybreak Missouri Pastel 23" x 32"

One Person Show at Missouri Baptist University

10/31/2014

Missouri Baptist University
Pillsbury Chapel And Dale Williams Fine Arts Center

Fun News! I am pleased to announce that I have been invited to show my artwork at the Missouri Baptist University Art Gallery.

The show will be displayed through October and November at the Pillsbury Chapel Fine Arts Center Building on the campus of Missouri Baptist University.

Art Show Fun!

9/29/2014

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It has been a busy Fall so far. In September I had a great opportunity to show in the Chicago area, at the Naperville Riverwalk Art Fair. I met new friends and visited with past collectors. It's always a very fun weekend!