Donna Zagotta's blog is about her watermedia paintings, the artistic journey, art resources, art history, book and exhibition reviews, insights, ideas, information, inspiration, tips for making better paintings and being a better artist . . . and a whole lot of other good stuff.

Blog I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, is currently available! To see a sneak preview and a 4-part interview I did with CCP, click HERE

Juried Shows

The View From Both Sides of the Table

A week after I attended the AWS show, and while I was still basking in the pleasure and satisfaction of being juried into such a prestigious exhibition, I had the honor of jurying the awards for an exhibition sponsored by the Fairborn Art Association in Ohio. Seeing the view from both sides of the table – going from [...]

Juried Shows

Every artist gets to choose their own personal criteria for and definition of success. For me, it’s getting into and winning awards in national juried shows. Don’t get me wrong, I do like selling my work, but selling a painting doesn’t give me the same satisfaction and sense of being a “real” artist that I get when I’ve been [...]

A Review of the 2009 American Watercolor Society Exhibition

A Review of the 2009 American Watercolor Society Exhibition

                                                                                            
Last month, I had the privilege to attend the American Watercolor Society awards banquet. I was thrilled that my painting, The Morning Commute (today’s painting) was juried into this year’s show. Seeing the actual exhibit is so different from seeing the catalog. For one thing, I have found that you really can’t determine the flavor of the show just [...]

I am excited to announce that my DVD, The You Factor: Powerful, Personal Design in Opaque Watercolor, filmed for Creative Catalyst Productions, will be out very soon! To see a sneak preview, click HERE