Santana Star

Santana was born in Glasgow Scotland and grew up in Canada, mainly on the East Coast. After living 20 yr in England, she now lives in Aptos california. From childhood Santana loved making art, finger painting and coil pots with clay dug from the garden with her sister Canadian Artist , Eve Lyndorah.

One of her ancestors, Lily McDougall (1875- 1958), was an artist, who worked in watercolors and oils. She studied in Antwerp and Paris and was the first woman to be admitted into the Scottish Guild of Painters.

In the summer of 1969 Santana moved to Prince Edward Island, where the path of art began to open up when she met the British Canadian artist Hilda Woolnough. Hilda was a graduate of Chelsea School of Art in London, England. She became Santana's friend and mentor.

Santana has always loved beauty, especially the beauty of nature, which is a great inspiration for her painting. She loves color and feels the magical, mystical quality of nature and expresses this in her paintings. She has traveled to tropical exotic places, where nature is rampant and colors are vibrant, and this comes through in her bold colors and shapes. One of her favorite styles of painting is impressionistic magic realism. This kind of painting evokes...

Formal Art Training:

Life Drawing and Painting UPEI
Foundation Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Ceramics NSCAD
Ceramics Well Walk Pottery London England
Ceramics Camden Arts Center

Continuing Education:

Painting Circles, Santa Cruz California & Avigu New Mexico
Mandalas Michelle Faia, Acrylic Painting, Majio & Sue Heinz
Water Color, Marsha Strong Smith
The Joy of Drawing, Dawn Maclaughlin
Water Color Dawn, MacLaughlin
Acrylics, Dawn Maclaughlin
Oil Painting, Toaa Dallo
Mentorship & ABA Programs Jason Horejs

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