Nuevo Santander
Gallery
Fine Art - Antiques - Old
West Collectibles
717 North Main Street
¤ McAllen
TX 78501
(956) 618-4959 ¤ fax (956) 618-1746
nsantander@aol.com
DONALD YENA
Donald Yena, born a Yankee, but raised a Texan, came to the Lone Star State at the age of three and grew up on a farm near Castroville. Surrounded by the historic sites and houses of the "Little Alsace of Texas" he became personally familiar with the essence of this great state. Reflected both in his paintings and in his private collection of antique western artifacts is this interest in Texas and the Old West. Deciding early in life to become an artist, Yena entered San Antonio's Vocational and Technical High School, graduating in 1953. Later he continued his art education at Hunter School of Commercial Art and through a correspondence course of the Famous Artist’s School from which he received a Certificate of Completion in 1962. Frequently compared to Remington and Russell, either man would have been hard pressed to match Yena's sales record in his 23 years of serious painting. A master in transparent watercolors and oils, his originals are proudly displayed in the homes and private galleries of collectors all over the United States.
