
The Dawn Ragusin Collection

Port O'Connor, Texas
New commission by a generous guy for a friend that needed some local art to adorn her “Casa de Flamenco”!
Pink Flamingo at Sunset
First National Bank, located at 1101 Hwy 35 South in Port Lavaca, Texas, is hosting an art exhibit in the main lobby for the Port Lavaca Art Guild. This will be my first invitation to be a part of an art exhibit, so I am pretty excited! The exhibit will be available to view September 9th – the 27th.
The “Turquoise Ombre Redfish” was created just for fun. I held onto this piece for about a year before donating it. A beautiful young lady in our community courageously battling her own cancer, yet always serving and caring for others. Port O’Connor came together to show love & support for her journey…I was grateful I had this to give for this crucial benefit. ~Dawn Ragusin
P.S. This redfish is also a part of my “Redfish Mug Collection”, available at POC Farmers market and at Studio 14 in Port O’Connor, Texas.
This poised brown pelican shows off his beauty surrounded by an array of colors at sunset. One of my personal favorites, as I really enjoyed blending the background on this piece. “Sunset Pelican” was a donation to the POC Catholic church for a maintenance fund raffle. ~Dawn Ragusin
My first attempt at a roseate spoonbill…. “Roseate Spoonbill Portrait, Calm Waters” was created specifically for a beautiful young lady in our community courageously battling cancer, yet always serving and caring for others. Port O’Connor came together to show love & support for her journey…and I knew I had to create something new and special for this benefit. ~Dawn Ragusin
In 2010, I painted this “Pelican Portrait” specifically for a benefit for a wonderful Port O’Connor woman battling cancer. I remember being so pleased with the finished piece that I wanted to keep it for myself, for a second. I knew that God had wanted me to give my best and that’s what I had to do.
Several years later, the one who bought the piece in the auction brought it to me to hang in my office. I am grateful that I can now share this blue eyed pelican with you! Oh, how God works in mysterious ways. ~Dawn Ragusin