Campbell Artist’s Guild Meeting & Demonstration
Featuring: Donna Orme
Experimental Print Maker
Biography: Donna Orme is an experimental artist. She works from vaguely felt thoughts and feelings that are
expressed in the colors and forms which emerge through her art. The cast acrylic monotypes incorporate an
interplay of space, color, circles and lines. Acrylic pigment is applied directly to polyethylene plates. Inspired by
emotional experiences from another time and place, she begins to make unusual, curvilinear marks looking for what
works. The lines vary in size from thick to thin; irregular shapes are small, medium and large. Each layer of paint
can be viewed from the back side of the polyethylene plate to see its development. She visualizes what will show as
the first layer versus the additional layers when the monotype is pulled from the plate. Eye-catching images have a
sense of movement and spontaneity making them playful, lively and energetic.
Ms. Orme has won many national, state and local awards. She is a member of the California Society of Printmakers
and is currently president of Allied Artists West. Her work appears in the American Art Collector, Book 1,
Volumes 2 and 3 – Western States (2005/06).
Preview & enjoy her art and info at: www.donnaorme.com
Meeting Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time: 1-3:30 PM, Free
Place: Campbell Library Community Room
Address: 77 Harrison Ave & Civic Center Drive,
Campbell, CA 95008
Contact: Campbell Artists Guild
www.campbellartistsguild.org
Program Coordinator: Jill Johnson
jillartwatercolor@sbcglobal.net
(408) 873-7194