LaDonna Sepers, In the Field of Gold and Sky, acrylic.
ON DISPLAY
December 8 - March 6, 2026
RECEPTION
January 28, 2026 from 5:00-7:00
LaDonna Sepers: Shared Moments from Lives
LaDonna Sepers is an artist working primarily in acrylics to capture moments in the lives of people and animals. She stepped away from art school earlier in life to develop a career in finance but returned to her love of color and light to convey emotion. LaDonna works in watercolor and pastels to develop ideas but prefers acrylics that allow a painting to evolve in the process. She expands her understanding of color and technique with independent study and workshops. Her work has been on display in the New River Valley, and most recently in a solo exhibit at the Glencoe Mansion Museum and Gallery in Radford, Virginia.
Artist Statement:
Since childhood, I have been fascinated by stories, imagining the scenes of people or animals and their experiences. My visions came to life with pencil drawings, as I reached out to the characters in my imagination to share and experience their emotions. I discovered how color itself can create emotion—hot reds and oranges joined by yellow or their complements conveys passion and action. Or the cooler blues and greens put your heart at rest, draw you back in time to fond memories. And light! Light from the sun or the warm and intimate light of a candle dancing on a face draws attention from the mundane to what is special.
I have explored faces for the emotions that live in the eyes. Humans and animals share their hearts with their eyes. I have begun to explore how emotion can be discovered when the eyes are hidden. Drawing the emotion from a moment in time experienced by my subject. The moment when we stop in our tracks, time stands still, and we pause to reflect on the beauty of nature around us, a phrase in a book that moves our hearts, or the moment when any creative experiences the joy of sharing that creation.
I use acrylics for finished pieces because I am crazy about color, and less crazy about cleaning up oils. My inspirations are drawn from photos where the exciting interaction between color and light draw me to the subject. Quite often, my original color palette changes and moves into a new vision. I have no choice but to follow. Resistance is futile.
LaDonna Sepers, Where The Story Takes Me.