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Donna Miller Haggerty
National Award Winning
Mixed Media Artist

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Mixed Media Artist

Donna Miller Haggerty National Award Winning Mixed Media Artist Donna Miller Haggerty National Award Winning Mixed Media Artist Donna Miller Haggerty National Award Winning Mixed Media Artist
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About The Artist

Fine Art Artist Donna Miller-Haggerty

My mother often said that as a youngster I preferred to draw pictures in the sandbox while my peers were playing in the playground. My earliest memories of art was the pleasing scent of wintergreen as I enjoyed pasting together noodles and string to make collage. When I was a pre-teen, my mother nurtured my interest by enrolling me into oil painting classes. I remember looking forward to Saturdays where I covered my clothes with more paint than the canvas. Those lessons gave me a foundation in mixing colors and creating depth using lights and darks. 



              Oil Painting done at age 12.

              Oil Painting made at age 12.

My Background


I grew up in West Los Angeles and then later moved to the Bay Area where I obtained a Liberal Studies degree in Art and Education from JFK University. During those years, I worked part time as a pre-school teacher while I went to collage. To help pay for school I entertained children as a clown magician. I have some funny stories about those days....I got a little tired of having my nose squeaked so I progressed to face painting with my mother and selling  our crafts in street fairs.

Learning to paint quickly on kids who were squirming and chewing gum helped me acquire a knack for the loose impressionist style I often like to paint.  My degrees lead to many years of teaching. I've enjoyed sharing my passion and knowledge of art to all ages from pre-school through adults.


When I was  teaching art classes out of my Livermore Studio, the success lead me to start my own Sip and Paint classes. I wanted to be different so I designed acrylic paintings on wine bottles. For the past few years I have been teaching workshops for wineries in the bay area and soon in Los Angeles. For more information about these events  CLICK HERE

   

              Me as Buttons The Clown

Artists That Influence Me

I recall being a teen at my fathers apartment for weekly visits where I would lay on the carpet and examine the pictures in his "Time Life Library Of Art" book collection. The artist's that kept my interest were Van Gogh, Gaugin, Seurat and Cezanne. I was Intrigued by the bright colors and their impressionistic style. In my oil painting classes I was taught to copy. However, observing these masters who used different colors and loose brushwork has influenced my art.   

I would now categorize my style Eclectic Expressionism. I strive to make artwork that is an expression of me rather than an exact duplicate of what I see. As a mixed media artist, I enjoy exploring various art materials and new ways to use them. 



           My Impressionist Oil Painting from 1969

Why do I paint

The last words my mother spoke to me was, "You are such a great artist."

I hear her loving words of encouragement everyday. When I create art, I loose myself in the process; it heals my heart and soul. It's always seems magical to me to apply colors and shapes and watch them transform into an image.  I usually start with a reference either from my surroundings or a photo. As the piece progresses it often changes into something different, sometimes having a mind of it's own.  It's the experimenting with the spontaneity of mingling paint that beckons me; this is the creative process that I truly love.  


I currently live in Palm Desert where I've enjoyed being involved in a very active art community. 

           Putting in the details in Watercolor

Awards

FLOWERS FOR MOM

Third Place in 2021, Artist of the Year Contest

SUN CITY ART ASSOCIATION


WHEN MOONSTONE MET QUIN ROSE

Third Place in 2021 Colorful Abstractions Exhibit

FUSION ART GALLERY


FIVE RED TOMATOES

Third Place for January 2021 Painter Of The Month 

Coachella Valley Watercolor Society, Palm Desert, CA.


LADYSLIPPER 

Honorable Mention in 2020 Colorful Abstractions Exhibit

FUSION ART  GALLERY, Palm Springs, CA.


INSIDE LOOKING OUT

2020 KEEPING ART ALIVE  Covid Grant Award

CALIFORNIA DESERT ART COUNCIL, Coachella Valley, CA.


RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING

2020 Emerging Artist Award

  COACHELLA  VALLEY WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, Palm Desert, CA. 


ISTHMUS

2nd Place Winner

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

Honorable Mention

   2020 NATIONAL CITRASOLV  Color Your World 2, Art Contest 


THAT GAZE

First Place for Non-Traditional Portrait

   RAIN DOWN ON ME

Second Place for Non-Traditional Animals
 2020 RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAIR  


 WILDFIRE POPPIES 

Honorable Mention for Non-Traditional  Nature Forms

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS 

Honorable Mention for Non-Traditional Seascape & Marine

2019 RIVERSIDE COUNTY FAIR


 FIVE MAGNOLIAS

Second Place for Non-Traditional Still Life

 SEA OF LIFE

Third Place for Non-Traditional Seascape & Marine

 HUMMMING BIRD

Honorable Mention for Non-Traditional Animals

Files coming soon.

Other Art & Juried Exhibits

WHEN MOONSTONE MET QUIN ROSE

Merit Award in Online Abstract Art Show

January 2022

GREY CUBE GALLERY


REFLECTIONS

2021 100 Inches of Art Exhibition

THREE SQUARE ART GALLERY,  Fort Collins, CO. 


STAND STRONG

October 2021 California Strong Online Exhibit

WOMENS PAINTERS WEST


UNCERTAIN TIMES

Reflections 2020 Online Exhibit 

 ARTIST COUNCIL, Palm Desert, CA.


BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS & WILDFIRE POPPIES 

 2020 Exhibit: Vision - A Gathering of Elders 

MARKS ART CENTER, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA.


ROCKY ROAD, RESTING PLACE & OPEN DOOR   

 Exhibited in store and online Artist Gallery at Fortune Emporium, Livermore, CA. 


MOONSTONE MOUNTAINS

 2018 Landscape Exhibit

THREE SQUARE ART GALLERY,  Fort Collins, CO. 


FLAME

2017 Color Exhibit
THREE SQUARE ART GALLERY,  Fort Collins, CO

Files coming soon.
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