Sainted Pets

This summer our beloved Sammi passed away. Over the years I've been commissioned to do Sainted Pet paintings for others but it had been some time since I needed to do one for my own family.

She now stands guard in our home ever vigilant, waiting for food to be dropped.

 

Sammi, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on wood panel, 11 x 14, MF Dondelinger

Sneak Peak X

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studies in Gold,, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on panel, 5 x 7” each, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Studies in Gold

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

Delicate lines in 23 c. gold create

illuminated bioluminescence, leaf skeletons and tomatillo husks.

 

 

Sneak Peak IX

Illuminated Music, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 20 x 20”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Illuminated Music

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

An original score in 23 c. gold surrounds

a pianist.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peak VIII

Trillium, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013 SOLD

 

Trillium

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

On the plains in Portal, Arizona a small celebration is happening.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peek VII

Illuminated Peacock, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Illuminated Peacock

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

A peacock displays it's feathers and elegance at the Tucson Zoo

with droplets of 23 c. gold that glow like tiny light bulbs when viewed a certain angles.

 (Difficult to photograph, extraordinary to see)

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peak VI

Michael's Lemon, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 11 x 14”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Michael's Lemon

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

Wall paper pattern work in 23 c. gold surrounds

a freshly cut lemon slice.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peek V

Illuminated Sink, egg tempera, 23 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 11 x 14”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Illuminated Sink

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

Wallpaper-like pattern work in 23 c. gold surround

a sink with clean running water.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peek IV

Illuminated Celebration, egg tempera, 24 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 11 x 14”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Illuminated Celebration

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

Wind turbines from the hills of Ellensburg and grasses

 are the pattern work in 24 c. gold surrounding

a birthday celebration.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peek III

Watusi and Magpie, egg tempera, 24 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Watusi and Magpie 

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

Timothy hay forms the pattern work in 24 c. gold around the conversation

between a Watusi Cow and a Magpie in Ellensburg.

 

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peek II

Illuminated Swan, egg tempera, 24 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013

 

Illuminated Swan 

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

The elegant pattern work in 24 c. gold surrounds

a beautifully lit swan.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

Sneak Peak

African Elephant, egg tempera, 24 c. gold on 1” wood panel, 15 x 21”, MF Dondelinger 2013 SOLD

 

African Elephant

featured in the upcoming exhibit 

Illuminations 

at 420 Loft Gallery

Ellensburg, Washington.

December 2013

 

 

The subtle and intricate pattern work in 24 c. gold surrounds

a powerful and majestic African Elephant.

 

If you are interested in this piece please contact Mollie Edson at 420 Loft Gallery. (chaosmanor@elltel.net).

 

Northwest Species Abound

 Wolverine, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

New Works Show at Art Spirit Gallery

in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

415 Sherman Street, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho  208.765.6006

 

Opening Reception

Friday, October 11

 5-8 pm

Sharing Reverence for the Natural World
“Mary Frances Dondelinger’s images of endangered species are beautifully rendered with egg tempera and 23-carat gold on paper plates.  The viewer is immediately aware of the value Dondelinger places on her subject matter, as each image is painstakingly created in precious materials. The support for these paintings emphasizes the fragile state of the animal depicted. The paper plates on which her images are painted symbolize a dangerously cavalier attitude toward irreplaceable species.”
Art Spirit Gallery -2013

Short Tail Albatross, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Canada Lynx, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Columbia Basin Pygmy Rabbit, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Grizzly Bear, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Red Wolf, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Sea Turtle, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Brown Pelican, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Stellar Sea Lion, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Streaked Horned Lark, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Woodland Caribou, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger

Wooping Crane, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on paper plate, $450

MF Dondelinger,

 

What the HECK is a BOOK TRAILER?

Ever wanted to know more about a book before ordering...not wanting to judge a book by it's cover? Well, now there are book trailers done in the same vein as a movie trailer. It gives you a visual idea of the book's content. With that in mind, and the talented director/film maker Guy Guillet on board, we created this book trailer. If you like it, please forward it on to everyone you know because the message goes beyond just promoting a book. It does what the book also intends to do - encourage a connection with nature.

COMING THIS OCTOBER!

MF Dondelinger's jewel of a book features images of once-familiar Southwest species rendered in exquisite detail. Short entries accompany each painting, describing the plant or animal, its habitat, and the cause of its endangerment.

Dondelinger's work always surprises. She juxtaposes the ancient art of egg tempera iconography onto the most disposable of backdrops, the humble paper plate. The plate-as-canvas serves as a symbol of twenty-first century throwaway culture, just as the creatures she so painstakingly depicts (using precious materials like 23 carat gold, egg tempera and rabbit skin glue) have become expendable in our fast moving culture. In Modern Icons, readers will gain a new view of what is - or is no longer - to be found in their own back yards.

MF Dondelinger apprenticed in Italy with an orthodox iconographer. She applies the traditional materials and theories of this sacred art form to contemporary themes. She divides her time between Arizona and New Mexico.

SPONSORSHIP

This book is sponsored by ARTSPIRE, a program of New York Foundation for the Arts, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Margaret W. Reed Foundation and amazing individual supporters

You can support the
Modern Icons Book
Project too!

TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS:

A complimentary copy of Modern Icons will be given to every public library in Arizona and New Mexico. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards the publication of a second edition focusing on endangered species of the American Northwest.  Donations to the Modern Icons Book Project  are tax-deductible.

 Please contact Mary Frances for more information.

Order your very own MODERN ICONS at the

SPECIAL PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE of $15.95  (Retail $19.95)

see upper right column.

Good until August 31. 2012

Going for the GOLD

Vienna, Austria. The GOLD exhibition at the Belvedere Palace Museum.

The exhibit. These two pieces were stops on the audio tour.

Another piece. Also a stop on the audio tour.

More of the exhibit.

No photos were allowed at this show and special permission was required to take these quick photos with a phone.

The Lower Belvedere



A large book about the exhibition and images of each artists work. Additionally, a postcard of the Kangaroo Ords Rat available at the Belvedere Palace Museum Gift Store. To see more about this exhibit click here

Back home and in the studio, I work to finish up text for the upcoming book MODERN ICONS:The Sacrifice of Endangered Species in the American Southwest. More about this later....

GOLD in Vienna, Austria

Belvedere Palace Museum in Vienna, Austria

I am pleased to announce four works have been accepted into the Belvedere Palace Museum in Vienna, Austria. The exhibit titled GOLD curated by Thomas Zaunschirm is open from March 16 - June 17, 2012.

Additionally, the musuem has requested permission to print the image Ords Kangaroo Rat as a post card to sell in their museum store.                                                                                               

Click here for more information about this exhibit and the Belvedere Palace Museum.



Speaking of money....

The Almight Dollar Series continues...

Asian Elephant, Egg tempera. 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note.
MF Dondelinger

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 Polar Bear, Egg Tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger

Buffalo, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger

 Mountain Lion, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger

 Gray Wolf, Egg Tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger
SOLD

 Grizzly Bear, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger
SOLD

Poultry, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve Note
MF Dondelinger

Brush Creek Art Foundation Residency Program

MF Dondelinger finishing up her residency at Brush Creek Art Foundation in Wyoming.

Artists, writiers and musicians who are interested in doing a residency at this lovely location click here.

Gallery One: The Writing's on the Wall

 Gallery One Director Carol Hassen gives introductions for the lecture on What is Sacred? What is Sacrificed?

 The lecture.

Dodo Bird, Egg tempera, 24 c. gold on wood panel

Wrestling Boys, Egg tempera on panel, 4' x 8'

Detail of Illuminated Manuscript of original musical score of song sung when planting corn.

Egg tempera and 23 c. gold on paper

Detail of Illuminated manuscript regarding rain water catchment and water consumption.
Egg tempera and 23 c. gold on paper

Almighty Dollar Series: Giraffe, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve note.
SOLD

Almighty Dollar Series: Gray Wolf, Egg tempera, 23 c. gold on Federal Reserve note.

SOLD