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DONALD E. BROWN, LAGUNA BEACH

as seen in the September Issue of Orange Coast Magazine

Donald e. Brown says his favorite part of each portrait never  changes. "I love painting eyes; whenever I do a portrait, the focal point  is always the subject's eyes, " says the artist, who developed his Expressionist  style about two years ago and uses it to capture the nature of his subjects,  which are commonly people and pets. Each portrait begins as a photograph  that Brown scans into a computer to create a black and white model. "I don't  want to be influenced by real colors, " he says. " I try to use color to reflect  the character and the energy of the subject. If I am painting a dog and  it's excitable, I'll use yellow and oranges and reds. If it's mellow, I'll use violet or green or blue. And I paint people the same way." Brown's work  has appeared at the Orange County Fair and a gallery in Washington, D.C.  and he is participating in the Sawdust Festival for the first time this year.  But it's the work he displays at specialty pet stores such as Fidos on  Fourth in Laguna Beach that has led to many of his commissions. "It's  really working well," he says. "It's a good niche."

Orange Coast Magazine, September Issue, Page 66

LAGUNA ARTISTS WIN SPRING 2004 — ORANGE COUNTY ARTIST JURIED EXHIBITION

Laguna Beach, CA——Donald E. Brown, a Laguna Beach artist, has won the  spring 2004 Orange County Artist Juried Exhibition competition sponsored by the Newport Beach City Arts Commission. The winning piece submitted by Brown was  an acrylic painting on canvas entitled I Didn’t Pee On The Rug. Joan Corman,  also of Laguna Beach, took second place in the same show with her acrylic  painting on canvas entitled Palm Queen.

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission invited artists to submit works of any subject matter. The submitted artwork was judged at the Newport Beach Central Library on March 13, 2004, and awards were announced on March 18, 2004. Newport Beach Mayor, Tom Ridgeway, presented the awards at the Newport Beach City Hall on April 2, 2004. The grand prize won by Brown was $400 and the second place prize won by Corman was $200. The exhibit is open to the public at the Newport Beach City Hall, located at 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, through July 8, 2004, during normal hours of operation.

Brown and Corman have been working together in studio for the last  year, and plan to share booth space at the Sawdust Festival this summer. “What  a great surprise for both of us to be recognized in the same show,” said Brown  after receiving his award.

Background on Joan Corman Corman is an award-winning multimedia artist who has been showing her work  since 1976. She is currently represented by Chemers Gallery in Tustin, CA; Grand Central Gallery in Santa Ana, CA; and the Art Source Gallery in Palm Desert. In addition, she exhibits at the Sawdust Festival and in her Laguna Art Studio where  she teaches adult and children painting and sculpture. Born in Laguna Beach,  Corman traveled extensively and did her undergraduate studies at the University  of Eastern Virginia, the Kunst Hoch Schedule in Zurich, Switzerland and the  Art Institute of Southern California.

Donald E. Brown,  703.395.9007 - Email Don!

222 SE 10th Ave Portland, OR 97214

Don is a Portland, Oregon portrait painter who specializes in pet portraits and people portraits. His pet portraits, people portraits, dog portraits and cat portraits are beautifully painted with acrylic paint in glorious colors. When starting your pet portrait he works with your favorite photograph, then interviews you before selecting his color palette. When completing each pet portrait or people portrait Don gives specially focus to the eyes of the subject. Don believes the soul can be seen through the eyes.

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