Artist Spotlight: Dana Hawley

We are pleased to be showing original paintings by Dana Hawley at Buteo Books. Hawley was born and raised in Marin County where she grew up hiking the many trails that crisscross Mount Tamalpais. She received her Bachelor of Art degree, with honors, from the University of California at Davis where she majored in Biological Illustration. She worked in this exacting genre for five years and when the opportunity arose to attend the San Francisco Art Institute and explore the opposite end of the artistic spectrum, she was ready.

Her landscape paintings are impressionistic interpretations of rural Northern California where she lives with her winemaker husband. Expect strong color, expressive brushwork and a sense of movement and gesture in her paintings. She regularly takes her easel and supplies out of doors and paints on location, en plein air.

Nesting Instincts, 30"x30" acrylic/mixed media on canvas, $1,400

Throughout the many years Hawley has been painting, she has had gallery representation both locally and nationwide. She is a regular participant in ARTrails, the annual Sonoma County Open Studio event. Only the finest artists are accepted into this established and prestigious event, which has taken place every October since 1986. Living in the Dry Creek Valley, raising her family, and painting is Hawley’s life.

Wine staves are $150 each, or $500 for the set of four birds.

12"x12", $250

"I paint from life. I paint and draw the beauty of all that is full of life. Very simple concept for a complicated world. But this simple practice is what keeps my art alive for me. "—Dana Hawley

6"x6", $100

8"x8", $150

To see these nests and staves in-person, come by the shop! We are open Thursday through Saturday, from noon to six pm. We can also safely ship art around the world, so please reach out by email with your interest.

You can see even more of Hawley's work at danahawley.com and by following her on instagram.

Dana Hawley giving a painting workshop