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"Sentimental Journey"
A trip to West Ireland to research the family's heritage dramatically changed Donna's outlook on her art. "We spent time at Cashel Rock where many of the O'Scolaigh and Scully ancestors are buried. Seeing the carved, ancient stones overlooking that sweeping green land inspired a new direction for me." She began her career as a graphic artist, illustrating children's fiction and educational books.
Moving to Northeast Connecticut inspired her to paint traditional landscapes in oil, studying at the Worcester Art Museum and with talented local artists. "After the Ireland experience, I began layering and scraping back the paint on my canvases, which led to working with mixed mediums, such as acrylics, encaustic wax, and oil pastels, sometimes with the addition of altered photographs.