Dona R. Nelson

 

Born 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

 

My two sided painting, delicate ridges of frosting white on the front and dense green, cut with spills of white paint, on the back, is named " O   K."  OK, according to Wikipedia, is  " a grammatical particle which does not modify any other particular word, but rather reinforces the general point being made, particularly if that point is being called into question." OK is a sound or an exclamation or a interjection that stands alone, but if one separates O from K, the meaning (the affirmation or whatever) disappears. The letter O cannot be separated from the letter K; however, the two letters look completely different from one another, like the two sides of my painting, "O  K".

 

 



Dona R. Nelson, Installation view (from left: “Walnut Way”, “Untitled”), 1999/2004, 88 x 106 inches / 70 x 78 inches, Charcoal on canvas / Acrylic on canvas


Dona R. Nelson, Installation view (from left: “Mitchell Street”, “Gaucho Groucho”), 2003/2005, 70 x 78 inches / 88 x 106 inches, Acrylic on canvas / Acrylic and cheesecloth on canvas


Dona R. Nelson, Installation view (“Night Studio”), 2008, 83.5 x 84 inches, Acrylic media and cheesecloth on canvas


Dona R. Nelson, Installation view (from left: “April”, “The Palmist Reveals the Future of Painting”), 2008/1992, 90 x 60 inches / 75 x 75 inches, Acrylic on canvas / Dyed canvas strips and acrylic media on canvas