Donald Hildreth

Rich hues, prominent strokes, and a style that varies from impressionistic to near realism are some of the elements that distinguish the paintings of Donald Hildreth. Donald was born in Los Angeles, California, graduated from the University of California, and worked as an engineer in the space program. He then ventured into Southern California real estate, buying, restoring, and selling commercial and residential properties. His formal art training began at age 50. Searching for a fulfilling challenge, began painting and found a passion that he could pursue for the rest of his life. Although primarily self-taught, he has studied with such gifted mentors as Kim English, Ovanes Berberian, Jove Wang and Ted Goerschner. His natural talent may be genetically endowed: he is a direct descendent of Jasper Francis Cropsey, an eminent Hudson River School painter. His paintings have been the subject of feature articles in Southwest Art and Art of the West magazines. Museum exhibitions include the Phippen Museum (Prescott, Arizona), Newington-Cropsey Foundation (Hastings-on-Hudson, New York), and in California, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and the Pasadena Museum of History.