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Bonnita's intense study of Impressionism including French and American, but a particularly strong background with proteges of Sergei Bongart & masters of the Russian Impressionist movement, defines and influence her style. Her lush and luminous paintings in oil and pastel are widely collected and exhibited in many private, corporate, and museum collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe including the Cultural Galleries in Petropavlosvsk, Russia, and most recently, at the Pasadena Museum of California Art as an invited artist member of the prestigious California Art Club.
Bonnita and her husband Robert, next to her painting "Lilacs" which won a Best of Show award.
She is an award winning member of the Oil Painters of America; an awarded/signature member of the American Impressionist Society and the Pastel Society of the West Coast; and an active member of the Portrait Society of America. International Artist Magazine selected Bonnita's work and style to be part of their recently published book "How Did You Paint That?" She spearheaded the exhibit "Farm Stories: Studies of a Disappearing Landscape" featured at 3 museum venues, showcased in the national "American Artist" magazine, and recognized as an event of historical significance with an award of excellence.
She shares her radiant, vibrant and painterly style by fulfilling an increased demand for portrait commissions, by teaching annual workshops in Wisconsin, California and abroad (this year in Ireland); and by exhibiting her paintings in fine gallery and museum venues.
"Creating art requires a soulful search for simplicity and truth, dedication and diligence to the process of painting, and above all a clarity of vision and focus. It is also an exquisite journey that brings me true joy as I pursue my passion to create. While radiant color and luminous light inspire me visually, it is the spark of emotion that ultimately propels me to record these impressions from my life into painted pigment. To respect and honor the inherent dignity of my subjects while at the same time finding and celebrating the truth and beauty revealed each day is what I strive for. It implies that one is "always paying attention" and searching for a sensitive mood to be revealed or a saturation of compelling color to catch one's breath. When all of these elements combine in a painterly, expressionistic effort that feels as if it's lit from within, then magic happens! It is this exciting and emotional process that I find to be the most rewarding. Painting from life raises my level of involvement with nature by being present in it and with it - feet in snow, face in sun, the perfume of lilacs or sweet bird songs stirring the senses! There is something glorious and vital about being in the elements and that exuberance is translated unto the canvas as no other experience can be. A heightened awareness, a sense of being there is what I'm sharing with you."
--- Statement by Artist Bonnita Budysz ---
Professional Affiliations:
American Impressionist Society
www.americanimpressionistsociety.org
California Art Club
www.californiaartclub.org
Oil Painters of America
www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
Portrait Society of America
www.portraitsociety.org
Pastel Society of the West Coast
www.pswc.ws
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