'My name is Donna and I am a self-taught, emerging, gallery artist based in Worcestershire.

I studied art at G.C.S.E level, but, only scrapped through with a 'D ' pass and discouraged from retaking my exam. It was the end of the road for my artistic journey and I took a different career path, until...

... the summer of 2023, when I picked up the pencils again, to the delight of my family and friends, who encouraged me to share my artwork onto social media, hence Dondons Doodles was born.

I have a fondness for the natural world, whether it be water, land, or wildlife. Light, reflections and colour also play a huge part in my artwork.  I pride myself with being able to draw free hand, and after drawing with pencils, I soon found pastels, which I enjoy working with and found them great for pet/wildlife portraits too. This is where I first began and my first portrait, 'Not All Black And White...' , still remains one of my most popular pieces of artworks. It has now been printed onto quality giclee prints and sold in galleries around the UK, as well as from my website: www.dondons-doodles-art.com

In the summer of 2024, I tried painting with acrylic. Now, I'm developing my painting skills by using palette knives and love the texture they give to a painting. 

I am still developing my skills as an artist, learning on the job, as being an artist is now my full time occupation, but, I feel I am learning quickly and doing really well, as I am already exhibiting in galleries around the UK and already achieved my first solo exhibition too! I am very excited for the future. As well as producing artwork for galleries, I also take on commissions and have online shops too! I also use my talents to help charities. Previously, my artworks have been auctioned to help raise much needed funds for Dog Rescues and I've also designed Christmas cards for them too. 

As well as my website, I can also be found on Facebook: Dondons Doodles and Instagram @dondonsdoodles 

Artwork titles:

'Fancy A Paddle...' Acrylic on 20cms square board.

'Bentley...' Pencil on A4 pastelmat. This helped raise £310 for Birch Hill Dog Rescue. 

'Not All Black And White...' Pastel and pencil on 26cms square black paper.