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Don Cooney


Don was raised in Retsof, NY. He attended Syracuse University and the Syracuse University College of Law. In 1961 he settled in LeRoy, NY practice law. His wife Joy has practiced social work for 30 years.

Don was happily influenced in the doing of "art" by his brother Jim, who did pencil sketching, and his mother Marjorie who painted in oils. Don inherited his mother's brushes, paints and so forth, and this got him started oil painting in 1970's

In the 1970's and for the last few years, Don has been painting with John Peisley of Pavilion, a well-known artist in the Western New York area. He has also attended workshops by T.M. Nicholas and Charles Sovek in Greenville, NY. He has exhibited with the Batavia Society of Artists.


Dale Valley

Don's Painting


Two Bridges

Don's Painting

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