Artist Statement

I have been involved in visual arts, especially painting, all my life.
My recent work is mostly abstract and semi-abstract in style, which gives great space to explore the expressive possibilities of line, shape and colour.
To me, painting is a living, revealing conversation between the artist, the evolving painting, and the subject, whether that is a model, landscape, or mood.

Biography

Diane works in a variety of visual arts media: gouache, watercolour, sumi ink, collage, acrylics, coloured and printed papers, fabrics, recycled materials and mixed media. Her current paintings are abstract or semi-representational explorations of light, colour, movement, sound and their interplay.
She has studied and worked in contemporary Western art forms; traditional Eastern and contemporary contemplative arts, including brush calligraphy, ikebana (traditional Japanese flower arranging), and contemplative photography; and handcrafts, including stained glass, and fabric and soft leather goods (design and construction).
Her studio is in Halifax; though closed to visitors at present. Email inquiries are very welcome.