Don Lenker
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Don Lenker
En Plein Aire
Watercolor                              
Image Size 6" x 5 1/4"
En Plein Aire

Contact Don Lenker at
d.lenker@pa.net or
P.O. Box 266, Camp Hill, PA 17001
Don Lenker is a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a graduate of Penn State and a practicing registered architect. He and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Lower Allen Township where they raised three sons. Don began drawing and painting as a child under the guidance of his mother, Ivan Lenker, a well known artist and teacher, and studied watercolor painting under Andrew Case at Penn State. He has exhibited in local and regional shows and is a charter member and past president of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society.  

Lenker’s approach to painting is to maintain careful balance between painting outdoors (en plein aire) and studio painting. Painting outdoors sharpens the artist’s eye and makes him aware of the inconsistencies as well as the broad composition that ties all of the elements of nature together. This is true whether painting landscapes in rural Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River, city townscapes, sycamore trees, or the seascapes of Cape Ann or Cape Cod.

He begins most paintings outdoors, but they are usually completed in his studio. There he applies his vast backlog of knowledge acquired from his plein aire experience to complete the painting  

Most of Don Lenker’s paintings are watercolor on paper, however, he also creates paintings using acrylic on canvas. His goal – regardless of media, subject matter or painting location – is to create a unique work of art based on a challenging subject.

Scroll down to see Don Lenker's artwork

St Augstine

Watercolor  
Image Size 19" x 13"
St. Augustine Beach

                                                           

 

Pa Winterscape

Watercolor  
Image Size 19" x 12"
PA. Winterscape

 


Susquehanna River

Watercolor  
Image Size 18" x 11"
Susquehanna River, Marysville View

 

Shipoke, Harrisburg

Watercolor  
Image Size 20" x 14"
Shipoke, Harrisburg

 

January in Perry County

Watercolor  
Image Size 24" x 15"
January in Perry County

 

Into the Woods

Acrylic  
Image Size 20" x 16"
Into the Woods

 

Midtown, Harrisburg

Watercolor  
Image Size 17" x 13"
Midtown, Harrisburg

 

Uptown, Harrisburg

Watercolor  
Image Size 19" x 13"
Uptown, Harrisburg

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