Luis Mcdonald

PURE ART.
I see myself as “The Painter Who Loves Colors”.
Beauty still represents art to me and I do embrace it when I paint.
After two decades working as a fashion designer in the United States, Europe and Latin America, I felt a need to go back to my first love painting.
I mainly work in oil on canvas and I also use acrylic, watercolors, pastels and ink to create mixed media work and collage. Lot of colors is usually found on my palette including but not limited: cadmium yellow, ivory black, olive green, phthalo blue, titanium white, venetian red, flesh tint and violet winsor.
I enjoy painting landscapes, portraits, city landmarks, things that capture my interest and also spiritual revelation in my dreams.
I won my first drawing competition at the age of seven. After finishing my military duties in the navy I soon moved into fashion after obtaining a scholarship from winning a drawing competition on national television. Graduating as a fashion designer from the Instituto Tecnologico Mercy Jacquez, another scholarship was granted from the Escuela de Altos de Chavon.
I moved to the United States where I have been granted several prizes including scholarship to study at Miami International University of Art & Design in Florida (m...

I have an Associated Degree in Fine Arts from Miami International University of Art & Design in Miami, Florida.
Earlier in my life, at the age of fifteen I attended the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (national school of fine art) where I studied in the class of professor Freddy Javier in Dominican Republic.

Broward Cultural Division presents the exhibition “The Painter Who Loves Colors” by artist Luis McDonald.
This exhibition is now displayed within the public hallways and lobby on the Second Floor of the Hollywood’s City Hall. The dates for this exhibition are March 30, 2016 through May 25, 2016.
The City Hall is conveniently located at 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida and is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is FREE.
Art Basel Miami 2011.
"Naked Soul New Paintings & Drawings" by Luis McDonald.
Thursday, 1 December - Sunday, 4 December 2011
This exhibit is open between 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM 146 NW 28 Street, Miami, FL 33127.