About the Instructor — Donna Morrison:

Being a native Floridian, Donna Morrison’s first artistic love is old world Florida and conservation of its native lands, creatures and cultures. She also finds inspiration in natural settings, creatures and people discovered all around the world in her travels and experiences. She combines her passion for color and detail to produce works of art with a flair for the dramatic. She is widely recognized for her realistic representations of Florida which include such subject matter as water birds, landscapes, orchids, various creatures and human portrayals. Donna enjoys painting with various mediums on a variety of surfaces and specializes in watercolor. She teaches workshops and classes, has been recognized in Artists Magazine as a “Top 10 Artist to Watch” and holds signature statuses in the National Watercolor Society, Southern Watercolor Society and the Florida Watercolor Society.

Donna was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida where she learned to love the land through her family’s activities with farming, fishing and raising livestock.  She was an active member in numerous community organizations, and went on to attend Furman University in Greenville, SC earning a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with an interest in advertising design. Post graduation she moved to Tampa where she worked as a Chamber of Commerce Communications Manager and as a graphic designer. She created and ran her own company Bayou Graphics, Inc. which focused mainly on print design. After ten years she sold her company and moved into fine art exclusively. Donna has shown her work and earned numerous awards and praise throughout the state of Florida. She has participated in traveling national exhibitions, is an active member of many local and state art organizations, and has held board positions with the Florida Watercolor Society, Tampa Regional Artists, Art Center Manatee and Las Damas de Arte. Morrison has a solo gallery in shared space with Smith Brothers Framing in Tampa, Florida.  Most of her work can be viewed online at www.donnamorrison.net.