Dana Abel

    

I paint from emotion and for emotion. My ideal painting happens when I can draw it out from my subconsciousness and paint it in such a way that the resulting image causes a subconscious response in the viewer. This, for me, is the ultimate painting success.

Color is my chief concern – color to make light, color as a feeling, and color as aesthetics. I don’t believe there is one truth to the light and color around us, rather it is a light that I sense for myself as I paint. I am not interested in nature as much as what I have to say about it. The place I am in plays a role, but my priority is the feeling that a painting suggests.

I was born in Poland. After graduating from Warsaw University with a degree in Mathematics I became a professional software developer. However, the painting was always my primary interest and once my youngest child reached her teenage years, I started to take numerous painting classes and workshops. Also, I have studied privately pastel with Christina Debarry and oil with Aleksandra K. Nowak. Since entering my first exhibition in 2003, I have received numerous awards in open juried competitions. I am a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of New Jersey.