Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Date: 1995
At the age of three, Zolan was inspired by the inner voice that said he would be a “fine artist” one day. Guided by angels throughout his life, it was only a matter of time when Zolan would create a collection of Celestial Angels. Harp Song, considered a classical masterpiece, radiates in a soft heavenly glow representing Zolan’s belief in the goodness and grace that angels bring to the world. In 1998, Guidepost Magazines published Zolan’s inspirational story, Answer in the Stillness.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x30
Date: 2003
Garden of Dreams is the first painting in the Little Garden Angels’ Collection. If not painting, Zolan’s second passion in life was his love of the outdoors and nature. And, when he was not in his studio, he could be found outside taking care of his gardens. His love for flowers and plants and his own gardens inspired him to create a whimsical series of little angels in beautiful garden settings.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x30
Date: 1993
A Child’s Faith is a classic Zolan painting style influenced from his earlier period of children paintings where the focus is solely on the child. Zolan said many times that “A Child’s Faith portrays that special moment when the words find their way to a child’s heart”. Inspired by his early years at Lutheran school, bible studies were a part of the curriculum. Zolan later reflected, “I clearly remember when the words came alive and became a part of me. That is the moment when faith is born and the realization of how precious the spiritual gifts are.”
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Date: 2006
Commissioned by a collector for a licensing program, there are only a handful of Zolan religious paintings in his repertoire. After 1985, Zolan’s focus was painting children which would be his main subject for the rest of his life. In the painting of The Blessing, Zolan portrays the innocence and tenderness of childhood and how we are all God’s children and remain so no matter the age.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas and Digital Media
Size: 30x30
Date: 2002
Footprints in Heaven portrays a very tender little girl as she takes her first steps on her journey of faith. As all children are angels of God, this little angel radiates an inner peace filled with purity and innocence that only children embody.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Date: 2002
As a little boy, Zolan went to Lutheran school which greatly influenced his deep spiritual beliefs for the rest of his life. At the beginning of the new millennium, Zolan’s personal spirituality started to influence his subject matter even more deeply.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Date: 1996
Heavenly Song was created as a companion to Harp Song for the Celestial trilogy. Zolan’s belief in angels and his deep love of music was the inspiration for this painting. Her little cherubic face radiates with joy and glows with the warmth of heavenly light. Singing with all her heart and soul, this little angel is the pure joy and innocence of youth.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x30
Date: 1994
A Child’s Prayer is a classic Zolan painting capturing the innocence of a child with such depth of feeling. The halation around her face glows in a warm soft light showing off her beautiful cherubic features. Zolan had an exceptional talent to capture the human face and expression in all of his children paintings.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas and Digital Media
Size: 11x17
Date: 2007
In 2006, Zolan created a new Hispanic line of garden angels for his Angelitos collection. This little angel radiates sheer innocence in her face as she glows in God’s heavenly love surrounded by her little garden of paradise.
Artist: Donald Zolan
Media: Oil on Canvas
Size: 30x40
Date: 1996
Throughout his life, Zolan continually believed in angels and the goodness they bring to each of our lives. Zolan remarked, “At important moments in my life, I have felt the presence of an angel and the miracles that have opened up to me. It is a very peaceful and tranquil feeling within the soul inspiring me to create my vision of God’s beautiful gifts.”