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Donald Clayton "Donny" Johnson (born 1959/1960 (age 62–63)) is an American painter and convicted murderer. He is known for his unconventional technique, which involves using a brush made of his own hair and pigment from M&M's candy shells dissolved in water. The New York Times described his style as abstract; Spiegel Online mentioned that his art varies from colorful to dark. On August 4, 2006, The New York Times reported that Johnson has been disciplined for engaging in unauthorized business, but this proved not to be the case and Johnson continues to produce and mail out his work to friends.

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  • دوني جونسون (ar)
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  • دوني جونسون (بالإنجليزية: Donny Johnson)‏ هو رسام أمريكي، ولد في 1960. (ar)
  • Donald Clayton "Donny" Johnson (born 1959/1960 (age 62–63)) is an American painter and convicted murderer. He is known for his unconventional technique, which involves using a brush made of his own hair and pigment from M&M's candy shells dissolved in water. The New York Times described his style as abstract; Spiegel Online mentioned that his art varies from colorful to dark. On August 4, 2006, The New York Times reported that Johnson has been disciplined for engaging in unauthorized business, but this proved not to be the case and Johnson continues to produce and mail out his work to friends. (en)
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  • دوني جونسون (بالإنجليزية: Donny Johnson)‏ هو رسام أمريكي، ولد في 1960. (ar)
  • Donald Clayton "Donny" Johnson (born 1959/1960 (age 62–63)) is an American painter and convicted murderer. He is known for his unconventional technique, which involves using a brush made of his own hair and pigment from M&M's candy shells dissolved in water. The New York Times described his style as abstract; Spiegel Online mentioned that his art varies from colorful to dark. Johnson grew up in a family of abusers and criminals, ran away from home at 10, and spent time repeatedly in juvenile detention. He has been in prison since 1980 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and being sentenced to 15 years to life. In the late 1980s, he cut a prison guard's throat and assaulted another, and was convicted for both and sentenced to two additional terms of nine years to life. He's been housed at Pelican Bay State Prison, California, since 1989, and as of 2007 was in indefinite solitary confinement in the Secure Housing Unit. The Secure Housing Unit, the highest-security unit at Pelican Bay, did not offer any art supplies, so Johnson created a paintbrush using hair, plastic wrap, and ballpoint pen refill, and created paint from M&M's candy coatings. Johnson is not allowed to profit from his artwork. In 2006, he stated that he intended the money to go to the Pelican Bay Prison Project that helps the children of prisoners. After Johnson sending paintings to a friend, the friend organized an exhibition of work in Mexico. In July 2006 and August 2007, exhibitions of Johnson's paintings were held at the Yam Gallery in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with proceeds to go to the Pelican Prison Bay Project. On one night, six of his postcard pictures sold there for $500 a piece. Prison officials responded by confiscating his art supplies and prohibiting him from sending pictures out, as a punishment for "unauthorized business from inside prison", but eventually allowed him to send pictures out again. On August 4, 2006, The New York Times reported that Johnson has been disciplined for engaging in unauthorized business, but this proved not to be the case and Johnson continues to produce and mail out his work to friends. Mike Dibb created a documentary about Johnson’s life. Entitled, Painted With My Hair, the film is due to be released in late October 2021. (en)
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