DONNA PERSON Art Reception TONIGHT at YMCA

DONNA PERSON 

Cheyenne Artists Guild 2013 Vice President

Friday, September 20th, 2013 artist Donna Person will be at the Cheyenne YMCA, 1426 E Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY (located in Holliday Park) for the September Artist of the Month Reception.  Come out to visit with Donna and see her art between the hours of 5 and 6 pm! For more details about the show call the YMCA at 307-634-9622.  The show will hang the rest of September so if you can't make it tonight please come out during the YMCA regular hours. 

Donna Person is  a multimedia, award winning artist who works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is also an accomplished Western and wildlife artist and does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks. 



DEE JAMES AND DONNA PERSON Guest Artists June 2013 Art Design and Dine

Dee James & Donna Person

  Featured Artists during Art Design and Dine 

at the Cheyenne Artist Guild
1701 Morrie Avenue, Cheyenne WY

June 13th, 2013 from 5-8 pm 

Donna and Dee invite you to come by the guild and visit with them during the May Art Design and Dine.  Both Dee and Donna are very active int the art community and also in supporting the Cheyenne Artist Guild by serving on the board, Dee as President 2009-2012 and Donna as 2012 Secretary and 2013 Vice President.  This May, they will once again be showing their art in various medias.  Be sure to come by to say hello to Donna and Dee and view their beautiful works of art! 

"Keystone Creek" watercolor by Dee James

DEE JAMES

A bit about Dee James in her own words:

"Hello, My name is Dee James, I am a fine arts artist living and working from my studio in Cheyenne. I work in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. I have lived in Wyoming since I was two years old. I grew up in Thermopolis and Riverton, Wyoming where my love for art began. At an early age I began drawing, and I am a self taught artist. I began selling my art work at craft shows in the Tri-State area in 2004. My work was well accepted, and has sold to customers from all over the world. Inspired by my beautiful Wyoming surrounding I paint the environment in bold and brilliant colors. I have traveled the state seeking out old towns and wild open places to capture in my paintings. Many of these paintings hang in business and Doctor offices in Cheyenne. I also have a love of the abstract and expressing emotion in my paintings. This genre has produced some of my most beautiful and haunting piece of art work."

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"Wild Mustangs" Acrylic by Donna Person©

DONNA PERSON

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wild life artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she also does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artists guild as Secretary. 

DEE JAMES AND DONNA PERSON Guest Artists June 2013 Art Design and Dine

Dee James & Donna Person

  Featured Artists during Art Design and Dine 

at the Cheyenne Artist Guild
1701 Morrie Avenue, Cheyenne WY

June 13th, 2013 from 5-8 pm 

Donna and Dee invite you to come by the guild and visit with them during the May Art Design and Dine.  Both Dee and Donna are very active int the art community and also in supporting the Cheyenne Artist Guild by serving on the board, Dee as President 2009-2012 and Donna as 2012 Secretary and 2013 Vice President.  This May, they will once again be showing their art in various medias.  Be sure to come by to say hello to Donna and Dee and view their beautiful works of art! 

"Keystone Creek" watercolor by Dee James

DEE JAMES

A bit about Dee James in her own words:

"Hello, My name is Dee James, I am a fine arts artist living and working from my studio in Cheyenne. I work in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. I have lived in Wyoming since I was two years old. I grew up in Thermopolis and Riverton, Wyoming where my love for art began. At an early age I began drawing, and I am a self taught artist. I began selling my art work at craft shows in the Tri-State area in 2004. My work was well accepted, and has sold to customers from all over the world. Inspired by my beautiful Wyoming surrounding I paint the environment in bold and brilliant colors. I have traveled the state seeking out old towns and wild open places to capture in my paintings. Many of these paintings hang in business and Doctor offices in Cheyenne. I also have a love of the abstract and expressing emotion in my paintings. This genre has produced some of my most beautiful and haunting piece of art work."

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"Wild Mustangs" Acrylic by Donna Person©

DONNA PERSON

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wild life artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she also does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artists guild as Secretary. 

Donna Person May Guest Speaker at CAG

"Wild Mustang" Acrylic by Donna Person

DONNA PERSON

CAG Vice President

will be our guest speaker 

at the Cheyenne Artists Guild Member Meeting 

7 pm, Monday, May 6, 2013 

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wildlife artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she  does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artists guild as Secretary. Today she serves as the guild's 2013 Vice President. 

Be sure and come hear Donna's presentation! Our monthly member meetings are always open to the public. We would love for you to come visit with us and hear more about Donna's art.  

Cheyenne Artists Guild 

1701 Morrie Ave.

Cheyenne WY 82001

CAG May Member Meeting- DONNA PERSON

"Wild Mustang" Acrylic by Donna Person

DONNA PERSON

CAG Vice President

will be our guest speaker 

at the Cheyenne Artists Guild Member Meeting 

7 pm, Monday, May 6, 2013 

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wildlife artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she  does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artists guild as Secretary. Today she serves as the guild's 2013 Vice President. 

Be sure and come hear Donna's presentation! Our monthly member meetings are always open to the public. We would love for you to come visit with us and hear more about Donna's art.  

Cheyenne Artists Guild 

1701 Morrie Ave.

Cheyenne WY 82001

What you missed at the 2013 April CAG Member Meeting

Lynn Newman, our guest speaker for the April member meeting, spoke about his art inspirations and how we should always work toward keeping our work fun!  Lynn reminded us by trying new methods and media art will be spontaneous and fresh!  After the presentation Lynn did a quick demonstration of one of his favorite subjects, the horse.  

Be sure to mark you calendar for May 6th when our guest will be our CAG vice-president Donna Person. Our member meetings are always free and open to the public.  Don't miss out every 1st Monday of the month at 7 PM for the CAG Member Meeting where you will learn from our guests about their art experiences and new techniques to create your own art!

Lynn Newman explains the importance of sketching daily

Lynn shows us one of his plein air watercolors

Lynn demonstrates a quick sketch of a horse

Close up of horse demo

2013 CAG EASTER SHOW WINNERS

We would like to congratulate our 2013 Easter Show Winners and all the folks hat entered the show. The reception on Easter Sunday was a fun event with guests viewing the art and getting the chance to visit.  A special thanks goes out the Warren Federal Credit Union and Cheyenne State Bank for sponsoring the show once again this year. 

1st Place
David Grover
"Blood Bought Field"  Colored Pencil

2nd Place
Ramona Simonovich
"Oregon Coast I" Oil on Linen

3rd Place
Donna Person
"Quite Time" Watercolor

Honorable Mention 
Patrick Roush
"Spring Morning" Photograph

2013 Easter Show Reception

2013 Easter Show Reception

A big thank you goes out to Tony James for taking the reception photos!!!

Dee James and Donna Person December Featured Artists at CAG Art Design and Dine

Dee James & Donna Person

  Featured Artists during Art Design and Dine 

at the Cheyenne Artist Guild

December 13th, 2012 from 5-8 pm 

Donna and Dee invite you to come by the guild and visit with them during December Art Design and Dine.  Both Dee and Donna are active in supporting the Cheyenne Artist Guild.  Both serving on the board, Dee as 2012 President and Donna as Secretary.  This December 13th, they will be showing some of their favorite pieces of art for this last Art Design and Dine of the 2012 season.  Be sure to come by to say hello to Donna and Dee and view their beautiful works of art! 

"Wild Mustang" Acrylic by Donna Person

DONNA PERSON

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wild life artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she also does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artist guild as Secretary. 

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"Keystone Creek" watercolor by Dee James©

DEE JAMES

A bit about Dee James in her own words:

"Hello, My name is Dee James, I am a fine arts artist living and working from my studio in Cheyenne. I work in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. I have lived in Wyoming since I was two years old. I grew up in Thermopolis and Riverton, Wyoming where my love for art began. At an early age I began drawing, and I am a self taught artist. I began selling my art work at craft shows in the Tri-State area in 2004. My work was well accepted, and has sold to customers from all over the world. Inspired by my beautiful Wyoming surrounding I paint the environment in bold and brilliant colors. I have traveled the state seeking out old towns and wild open places to capture in my paintings. Many of these paintings hang in business and Doctor offices in Cheyenne. I also have a love of the abstract and expressing emotion in my paintings. This genre has produced some of my most beautiful and haunting piece of art work."

Dee James and Donna Person featured Artists at December Art Design and Dine

Dee James & Donna Person

  Featured Artists during Art Design and Dine 

at the Cheyenne Artist Guild

December 13th, 2012 from 5-8 pm 

Donna and Dee invite you to come by the guild and visit with them during December Art Design and Dine.  Both Dee and Donna are active in supporting the Cheyenne Artist Guild serving on the board, Dee as 2012 President and Donna as 2012 Secretary.  This December 13th, they will be showing some of their favorite pieces of art for this last Art Design and Dine of the 2012 season.  Be sure to come by to say hello to Donna and Dee and view their beautiful works of art! 

"Keystone Creek" watercolor by Dee James

DEE JAMES

A bit about Dee James in her own words:

"Hello, My name is Dee James, I am a fine arts artist living and working from my studio in Cheyenne. I work in a variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. I have lived in Wyoming since I was two years old. I grew up in Thermopolis and Riverton, Wyoming where my love for art began. At an early age I began drawing, and I am a self taught artist. I began selling my art work at craft shows in the Tri-State area in 2004. My work was well accepted, and has sold to customers from all over the world. Inspired by my beautiful Wyoming surrounding I paint the environment in bold and brilliant colors. I have traveled the state seeking out old towns and wild open places to capture in my paintings. Many of these paintings hang in business and Doctor offices in Cheyenne. I also have a love of the abstract and expressing emotion in my paintings. This genre has produced some of my most beautiful and haunting piece of art work."

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"Wild Mustangs" Acrylic by Donna Person©

DONNA PERSON

Donna Person, a multimedia, award winning artist works in watercolor, pastel, oil, ink, acrylic and mixed media.  She is an accomplished Western and wild life artist and also does commissioned portraits of people, horses, pets and ranches.  Besides painting she also does wood working, sculpting vases, birds and ducks.  In 2012 Donna began serving on the board of the Cheyenne Artists guild as Secretary. 

Donna Person, October Artist of the Month

Donna Person

October Artist of the Month

"Ghost Riders" Watercolor by Donna Person©

Each month the guild features a painting by a guild member.  This month we are featuring Donna Person, member as well as the CAG board's secretary.  Donna is such a talented artist, she works in every medium, as well as sculpting treasures in wood.  Come by the guild and check out the featured painting by Donna. While you are at the gallery don't forget to have a look around at the October Show. Pictured above is one of Donna's entries entitled "Ghost Riders". 

What happens at a Cream Can Dinner?

Dee James, Sonya Reachard and Cami Ravenscroft (left to right)

CAG President, Dee James presents a plaque to honor Lowe's representatives, Sonya Reachard and Cami Ravenscroft, for there help coordinating and working painstakingly  on the Lowe's community project renovation.  We at the blog want to also send Sonya and Cami a big thank you!

Donna Person (right) Dee James  (left)

During the event, Donna Person presented CAG President Dee James with a beautiful flower arrangement which included one of Donna's elegant custom sculptured vases she turned on a lathe. Donna's gift reflects the gratitude of the Cheyenne Artist Guild to Dee for her dedication and hard work over the last year.  Thank you, Dee all of us appreciate the work you have done for the guild!!!

The guild also wants to also send out a very special thank you to Laurell Fogg for hosting this years Western Show and Sale as well as continuing the annual tradition of the Cream Can Dinner!

Check out the photos below 
of folks having fun and digging into some good eats, cooked cowboy style in cream cans!

 

EASTER SHOW WINNERS

2012 Winners of the 

51st Annual Easter Show 

at the Cheyenne Artists Guild

Best of Show

"Rainbow Hide Away" Wood Carving

 Tom Mulhurn 

1st Place
 "Rejoice" Pastel
 Vanda Edington

2nd Place

"Easy Does It" Acrylic 

Michael Raper

3rd Place

"A River Runs Through It" Pastel

Barbara Wolf 

Honorable Mention

"Happy Easter" Watercolor

Donna Person 

Honorable Mention

"Oregon Coast" Oil/Linen

Ramona Simonovich 

Honorable Mention

"Dance at Dusk" Blown Glass

Kathi Tarantola

CAG Member, Donna Person rescues lamp for Comea House Auction

Not long ago the Cheyenne Organization, Comea Shelter contacted the Cheyenne Artists Guild for  help.  In need of funds, Comea Shelter is planning a auction and asked the help of an artist to repair and decorate a lamp that was donated to the cause.   Our own Cheyenne Artists Guild secretary, Donna  Person  stepped up to the plate and offered her services.  Her wish is that by beautifying the lamp, it will help raise funds for the shelter in it's time of need.

Donna Persons'
improvement on  lamp

"They are running out of money and they brought a very beat up, cracked, chipped lamp into the guild while I was there and wanted an artist to paint it, then afterwards for it to be auction off.  I said I would.  I had to repair it, fill in the cracks and chips.  It was originally a pale blue.  Was harder to repair than paint."

"I think the work the Comea Shelter does is really worthwhile.  I have often been part of groups that donate meals for a week or helped in other ways.  No one should be homeless in a country like ours but the number of families, teenagers, and old people is growing daily." 

Remember the  

Comea Shelter Auction

 April 13, 2012 

Call 307-632-3174

Ask for Sherry for more information about

 attending this worthwhile event or making a donation.

Cheyenne Artists Guild Members Win Awards at the RSVP ArtFest

Saturday, November 19, Denver artist Eric Matelski judged and presented the following awards to CAG members during the 2011 RSVP ArtFest Reception at the Laramie Country Library in Cheyenne, WY. Cheyenne Artists Guild's own, Tony James also judged and presented photography awards in the categories of Scenic, Wildlife and Creative as well as presenting Best of Show in Photography.  To see all the award winners as well as other CAG members work be sure to and visit the library between now and December 18th during regular library hours.

CAG MEMBERS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

SCULPTURE:

1st Place-   "Rising to Damsels"  by Tom Mulhern

3rd Place-  "Flower Girl" by  Barbara Wolf

PAINTING:

BEST OF SHOW:   "Yellow is the Color" by Michael McIntosh

OIL:

1st Place- "40 Below" by Michael McIntosh

PASTEL:

1st Place- "Autumn Again" by Vanda Edington

3rd Place- "Reflections on the Lake" by Gail Watford

MIXED MEDIA:

1st Place- "Cougar Country" by Diana Riverstone

2nd Place- "Full Metal Jacket" by Gail Watford

3rd Place- "Scrap Ladies" by Donna Person

ACRYLIC:

1st Place- "This is My Land" by Michael Raper

3nd Place- "Clean Air" by Donna Person

Honorable Mention-  "Nice Itch" by Steve Rodriquez

PHOTOGRAPHY:

CREATIVE:

1st Place- "Pot" by Eugene Schumacher