© 2007 Country Fine Arts
Donna Crawshaw was born in Woking, Surrey, England in 1960 -
The foundation of learning for her art came from her father who encouraged her from a very early age and later at school where she excelled in art related subjects and then later at West Surrey College of Art & Design. Although intending to pursue a full degree, Donna decided instead to leave after her foundation year to concentrate on her paintings which were already in great demand.
So, at the age of only seventeen, Donna became a professional artist and her paintings were soon snapped up by galleries private and corporate buyers. Her talent and potential was recognised by many and soon her distinctive paintings of animals and rural scenes became well known.
Nowadays the artist's work is sold through major galleries and to private and corporate
clients world-
These pictures often tell a story, indicating her attention to detail as well as her love for her subject and keen interest in the countryside and its inhabitants. Whether it be a Shetland pony or a Shire, a terrier or a black labrador or even trout lazing under river weed Donna studies her subject carefully and has gained an enviable reputation as a leader in the field of animal paintings and has won a number of prizes and awards for her work.
The artist now lives and works in a beautifully situated farmhouse on the western edge of the Brecon Beacons in Wales looking onto the Carmarthen Fans of the Black Mountain. This choice of location was no accident as it gives Donna easy access to her chosen subjects. She iis often found down country lanes sketching old farm buildings, sheep, cattle and even wildlife, returning home to her studio to complete the paintings.
Her rural home is shared with husband and two daughters and a vast menagerie of animals, all of whom take their place in her paintings at some point.
'Only an artist with such a love of the countryside and a dedication to its survival could depict it so accurately' stated one major London gallery.
