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Born 1956 Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Known for: Luminist marine and landscape painting, illustration.
A marine and landscape painter who lives in Kittery, Maine, Donald Demers learned to paint in the 19th-century classical realist style. His paintings are depictions of his rural surroundings. He grew... Read full biography
A marine and landscape painter who lives in Kittery, Maine, Donald Demers learned to paint in the 19th-century classical realist style. His paintings are depictions of his rural surroundings. He grew up in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and spent his summers at Boothbay Harbor, Maine where he was... Read full biography
A marine and landscape painter who lives in Kittery, Maine, Donald Demers learned to paint in the 19th-century classical realist style. His paintings are depictions of his rural surroundings. He grew up in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and spent his summers at Boothbay Harbor, Maine where he was especially fascinated by the sailing vessels. He learned the fundamentals of art from a high school art teacher and then attended the School of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts and the... Read full biography
A marine and landscape painter who lives in Kittery, Maine, Donald Demers learned to paint in the 19th-century classical realist style. His paintings are depictions of his rural surroundings. He grew up in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and spent his summers at Boothbay Harbor, Maine where he was especially fascinated by the sailing vessels. He learned the fundamentals of art from a high school art teacher and then attended the School of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts and the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Frustrated with the curriculum Demers left art school and worked aboard traditional sailing ships before returning to illustration. He began his professional career as an illustrator for Reader's Digest and... Read full biography
A marine and landscape painter who lives in Kittery, Maine, Donald Demers learned to paint in the 19th-century classical realist style. His paintings are depictions of his rural surroundings. He grew up in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and spent his summers at Boothbay Harbor, Maine where he was especially fascinated by the sailing vessels. He learned the fundamentals of art from a high school art teacher and then attended the School of the Worcester Art Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts and the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Frustrated with the curriculum Demers left art school and worked aboard traditional sailing ships before returning to illustration. He began his professional career as an illustrator for Reader's Digest and Yankee magazines, and won national prizes in marine competitions. He is an elected Fellow of... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boothbay Harbor, Maine
- •Yosemite National Park
Art Association
- •American Society of Marine Artists
- •Guild of Boston Artists
Art School
- •Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Student
- •Massachusetts State School of Art, (Normal) Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Marine Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Guild of Boston Artists-
