![]() Daisies by Donna Ham DAISIES 8" x 10" oil painting on wood panel by Donna Ham Yellow daisies in a deep ruby vase with greenery and red berries, Eucalyptus and white mum.
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![]() Color of the North Star by Hunter Hunter, my grandson, loves the arts. He paints, plays the guitar, drums and keyboard. He takes after his Mimi, except for the guitar and drums part. ![]() ZZ loves books ZZ, my granddaughter, on the other hand loves books. Just look what she's been reading. She takes after Mimi with a love of books, but this reading material is a little over my head. Donna Ham, Artist (Mimi)
"Painting is an outward expression of an inward emotion." My husband's Mom used to make him a Banana Nut Cake every year for his birthday. The only thing he has asked for his birthday this year is...you guessed it, a banana nut cake. I haven't baked a cake from scratch in 20 years! But, I love my husband and I miss his Mom almost as much as he does, so I spent the whole evening working on this cake. I couldn't find Mom's recipe so I found one on line that was as close to her cake as possible. I think Paula Deen's recipe is the closest. Thanks Paula for helping me out. I hope Vic likes it.
Paula Deen's Banana Nut Cake recipe. Donna Ham, Artist Maybe I'll paint this cake, but I don't think it will be around long enough. ![]() Just me as a kid! I had an art teacher when I was a junior in high school who inspired and influenced me greatly. I wish I could remember her name. She was an incredible teacher. She was tough! She planted the dream in my heart to become an artist. Since that time, I have had many careers including order taker, typist, wife, mother, secretary, assistant bookkeeper, receptionist, executive secretary, public relations manager, crisis management and marketing director. All of these careers put food on the table, but none of them fulfilled my dream of becoming an artist. I read an article about 15 years ago written by Harvey McKay. That article impacted my life so much that I clipped it out of our local newspaper and laminated it. I still have that article, Don't Say No To Yourself. Since then, I quit the self-talk that limited all my future potential and fabulous possibilities. I have learned that it takes extremely hard work to bring a dream into reality. My life has taken many twists and turns along the way, but I truly believe that it is never too late to venture out into new territory and reach for a dream that might have become lost but not forgotten. Like Harvey said, Don't Say No To Yourself. Here are some steps that I take daily to help make my dreams become reality:
Here I am, working hard, painting and doing what I always wanted to do. I have
come full circle, and I am realizing a dream that started when I was 16 years old. It might have taken me a while to get here, but the journey has been extraordinary. With prayer, learning, passion, listening, beginning and moving forward, I am fulfilling my dream with absolutely no limits in sight...only possibilities. Donna Ham, Artist "Painting is an outward expression of an inward emotion." |
Meet Donna HamDonna Ham is a professional artist located in Tulsa, Oklahoma creating acrylic and mixed media abstract paintings, and still life paintings in oil. She also enjoys photography and writes poetry. ![]() Archives
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