![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3055,2300,700,2300/0-0-0/f76cf79e-b050-4d1f-aa12-d90f7df47264/1/1/narcissi%28gaslit%292021_3%3A4ft.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=fe17a137b5379e1e82878fcee6ce99eebe421c070abd67a803d5d6511db645be)
narcissi (gaslit)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
48” x 36”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3421,2586,700,2586/0-0-0/a78026ce-3ceb-4838-9681-5e44c63a7d1f/1/1/dreams+%28city+heat%29+2022.jpeg.heic?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=cdd76ce9fec6dcc6e12c347be710d008e820d0da158f141d83fc1f1e42b6fa19)
dreams (city heat)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
48” x 36”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3828,2149,700,2149/0-0-0/1a5b617a-7cdb-48ab-adcf-27aac2d105d0/1/1/sunday_morning%28coming+down%29202226%3A46in.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=1b21ebfa31d2cafe8330b6be8d98555923b4236b16bbc1655c13ad0bd841049e)
sunday morning (coming down)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
46” x 26”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3309,1911,700,1911/0-0-0/05f01f9f-c152-41f2-9978-4688f940be66/1/1/scisson+%28girlfriend_%29+2021.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=f123c16c8bf4030d715c5b7717b5295e8ad79041491361a2f15338e247ec9097)
scisson (girlfriend?), 2021
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium. Donna Kessinger
46” x 26”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3491,2534,700,2534/0-0-0/827ca00e-733d-4797-b7c0-efd115d64604/1/1/not_always_as_it+appears%28fantastic_planet%292022_3by4ft.heic?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=411c5761638daf192cfee0c79890944792a376b66e22cb07da03b30242538361)
not always as it appears (fantastic planet)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium. Donna Kessinger
48” x 36”
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
“Push Pull,” a nine-panel painting, is a repository of Kessinger’s benevolent wizardry — a play of hue, shape, texture, and tricks designed to delight and perturb the eye. She’s poked hundreds of holes in lines in her canvases, stained them red, and gotten the apertures to mess with the viewer’s perception of color and shape. On top of that, she’s varied the thickness of the canvases, creating subtle destabilization and drawing the audience closer. It can be appreciated for the intrigue it generates, but it also be understood as a theoretical piece about penetration, and how deep into a work of art it’s possible to get." review by tris mccall, jersey city times
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/20e8607a-76c6-469a-bcec-204e0533daaa/1/1/IMG_3771.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/2891f14f-2df7-47cd-b364-3ee8f64c4fdc/1/1/IMG_3777.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/0d5f39fb-4bf8-4b0f-9d31-d8a0045d3bb1/1/1/IMG_3759.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/d31ec363-8ab5-4ec4-bc80-a65f99cb1ef6/1/1/IMG_3773.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” gri
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/c595fe40-fdeb-497c-8a2e-07b52aef6f8f/1/1/IMG_3767.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/0af4c4e0-6290-41bb-b908-115de4324ce4/1/1/IMG_3753.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/5cb293a7-3afe-4119-a8ae-a2de0ee172d0/1/1/IMG_3764.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium. Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/5ae73d88-c5b6-4089-92dc-65d6a782f2e4/1/1/IMG_3744.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
push pull
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium. Donna Kessinger
50” x 50” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3809,2062,700,2062/0-0-0/a5881e1d-a596-4a70-b7a7-b3a2174f22dc/1/1/listen%28eyes_closed%292022.62by32in_grid.heic?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=1a417dced30500d02bda266f1385b2ce211fc0fa72ac68d163f942e16633e082)
listen (eyes closed)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
62” x 32” grid
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,1254,621,700,621/0-0-0/dbf62f73-2a3f-4d49-9fde-6777fed9fd12/1/1/IMG_6483.jpeg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=2a88bcdcbde2693e2f39d79bfafc114467c2b270efbb98a449b798e205d4a883)
SRQ
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2974,2974,700,2974/0-0-0/6ff7f8ad-574c-42be-8523-ab793c0867c3/1/1/IMG_5099-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=2ce504bba4b49d97089740158cb77da57dd84f8ce20f5203d33954a1896780a4)
Newark Ave (green)
Traditional oil paint, house paint, raw pigments, wax medium, glitter.
Donna Kessinger
4 paintings, each one 5” x 5” x 3”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3312,2671,700,2671/0-0-0/55cf4820-6d29-4150-a3d6-bdb70564e9d1/1/1/IMG_5284-2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=e5b25ddc515c389b5dd8c547259acd3ff2c3e29759a69299f4d1687ef67e1553)
Newark Ave (green)
Traditional oil paint, house paint, raw pigments, wax medium, glitter.
Donna Kessinger
4 paintings, each one 5” x 5” x 3”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,700,2576/0-0-0/91700dd7-8a26-46e4-a5b8-efa0cb8f0f95/1/1/non+binary+%28blue%29+2022.jpeg.heic?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=50e8336a6b1bf3048c199b1f9667777b9d3aaf0fbac22349ad2f526c8a665b3e)
non binary (blue)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
Series of 5 paintings, each one 10” x 12”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,3435,2576,700,2576/0-0-0/922a2d89-25a9-4d1b-bd27-65875ecf0928/1/1/non+binary+%28pink%29+2022.jpeg.heic?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=50e8336a6b1bf3048c199b1f9667777b9d3aaf0fbac22349ad2f526c8a665b3e)
non binary (pink)
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, Liquitex medium.
Donna Kessinger
Series of 4 paintings, each one 8” x 10”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/e384ab6a-9fc5-4078-b09b-8ad52f494a45/1/1/IMG_20180601_124834.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
september
2018
Silver painr, laytex, wax, raw pigments
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/0d72a58d-f961-4437-9ad6-c85fa93d1bc2/1/1/IMG_20180601_124822.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
september
2018
Silver painr, laytex, wax, raw pigments
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/497a2980-034a-4d1d-be38-a610d22a6c0c/1/1/IMG_20180601_124840.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
september
2018
Silver painr, laytex, wax, raw pigments
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/05e89db6-d3b1-4c4f-8bd9-4ca4e8030585/1/1/IMG_20180601_124828.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
september
2018
Silver painr, laytex, wax, raw pigments
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2576,3435,700,3435/0-0-0/a9d08e9d-37f4-46c8-9846-29e4214c1296/1/1/IMG_20180601_124910.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=3540ae7c3e4511354c1f1cea6ebf7e8697cbb7828fc52999cb7616f0b1faa912)
september
2018
Silver painr, laytex, wax, raw pigments
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,511,511,700,511/0-0-0/fd81e563-d4b8-4a53-95ce-9a6afe97b480/1/1/photo.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=2f576edc5f50276cf60031bd7fc51baee2556a32f7a79428460cecf203296825)
blue highlands,
Donna Kessinger
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2737,2725,700,2725/0-0-0/23ccdf6a-f3e6-4f1e-aa64-e9f2e0d15e31/1/1/IMG_5319.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=7f29060b304fb36588550aad9c96b2b15bd1b9d23638115e24df80a746c5279e)
White Rabbit (morphine), 2007
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, collage. Donna Kessinger
2 paintings, 12” x 12”
![](https://format.creatorcdn.com/20a58303-2e56-419c-922d-50167a485141/0/0/0/0,0,2841,2876,700,2876/0-0-0/ff4f1483-650d-4d6e-bfd1-d29579af27c5/1/1/IMG_5322.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040565112~hmac=5398a6bebcc2ef6e077c941997dc2eac81c85bf702eb2a76a46a6e39f5b86a30)
White Rabbit (morphine), 2007
Water-based and traditional oils, house paint,
raw pigments, wax medium, collage. Donna Kessinger
2 paintings, 12” x 12”