Artist Recognition

Our Artist of the Month for February is Oil Painter Donna Pape.  Donna especially likes to paint local scenes and landmarks, and her vibrant paintings are often inspired by colorful area tourist attractions.  Donna's hope is that her paintings will bring back happy vacation memories to the purchaser.  Donna is an active member of the Visual Arts Center, where she teaches oil painting on Friday afternoons. Click here to see the artist's work.

Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt,  who won First Place in the January, 2025 "Black & White" exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda with her abstract painting, "Where the Light Fades."

Congratulations to Barbara Albin whose abstract painting, "Moving Back," won Second Place in the Visual Arts Center's "Color" show, January, 2025.

Congratulations to Thelma Daida.  Her painting, "Orange Rhapsody," was accepted into the Florida Watercolor Society's 53rd Annual Exhibit, held in St. Petersburg, September 19th through October 13th, 2024.

Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt. Her painting, "Energized," was accepted into the Florida Watercolor Society's 53rd Annual Exhibit, held in St. Petersburg, September 19th through October 13th, 2024.

Bev Yankwitt won the "Gold Award" with her acrylic painting, "Buried Treasure," in the Southern Watercolor Society's 47th Exhibition, held in Panama City, Florida, June 7-July 27, 2024.

Bev Yankwitt won Second Place in the Visual Arts Center's Ignite Imagination exhibit, June/July 2024, with her abstract painting, "Lost in a Dream."