"I paint portraits primarily but love to paint outdoors. Capturing the light, color and form is what I try to compose in my paintings."

Artwork from the 2018 Paint Out

Background Information

Don Sondag received his B.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. During 1995 and 1996, he studied painting and portraiture at the National Academy of Design and Art Student League in New York City.

In addition to painting commissioned portraits and landscapes at McRae Art Studios, Don teaches portraiture and painting at Crealde School of Art. He also has taught at Seminole Community College, Walt Disney Imagineering and Walt Disney Feature Animation.

His portfolio includes landscapes for the Winter Park Hospital, the canal scene for the 2000 Winter Park Art Festival, the poster for the Gambel Rogers Casa Feliz and portrait illustrations for Harcourt School Publishers.