Don Demers – Marine Painting
The Moving Sea
NEW DATE!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024, 6:30 PM
RAA&M Members: $35 | Non-Members: $45
My intention with this demonstration is to show the fusing of two disciplines: observation and invention.
When we study the sea, it requires repetitive observation and the subsequent understanding that comes from this observation.
The sea, in its ever changing condition and circumstances, requires that those of us who choose to portray it understand its kinetic nature.
Once there is some understanding of the nature of the sea, our artistry can be employed to add aesthetic to the observation in the creation of a painted rendition of the sea.
Donald Demers is considered to be one of the finest marine and landscape painters in America. The exemplary level of Don’s paintings has placed them in some of the most prestigious public and private collections in the country. Don Demers is a highly sought after instructor and his teaching has taken him around the United States and Europe.
His work as an illustrator has been honored four times in the annual exhibition of the Society of Illustrators. Don’s marine paintings have garnered him a record 21 awards at the Mystic International Marine Exhibition including the prestigious Rudolph J. Schaefer Award. He has received awards for his landscape painting from the Joan Irving Museum in Irvine, California, the Laguna Plein Air Invitational and from The Guild of Boston Artists.
Don is a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists, an elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists, a Signature member of the Plein Air Painters of America, an elected member of the Salmagundi Club and an elected member of the California Art Club.
