Donny Luke is passionate about watercolors. After more than 40 years as a professional architect, he is now focused on exploring, discovering and expanding his knowledge of the medium.  He expresses the journey as "joy!"

While still in the early stages of his development as a watercolorist, he continues to work on finding his “voice” and style.  He is aware that this process must develop naturally and not be forced, as he pursues those aspects of the medium that interest and excite him.  

He paints mainly landscapes using reference photos taken on his many journeys across North America, as well as, around his home in Leicester, NC, just northwest of Asheville.  This continent, including the rural landscape and historic structures in Western North Carolina, provides rich, dramatic and beautiful scenery and he finds it his purpose to try to document and creatively express it in a way that does it justice.  He is fascinated by the creative process of developing a painting. 

Every painting is an adventure that many times seems to take on a life and direction of its own, often diverging from the initial design as it develops.  Being open to "following" that direction or literally "going with the flow" of watercolor provides a sense of discovery and adventure that makes the process of painting exciting and joy-filled.