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ABOUT DIANA
Diana’s art career began unexpectedly. Despite a background in Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, Spiritual Counseling and Alternative Healing, she was drawn to take a workshop on opening one’s creativity. She was instantly overcome with a deep desire and passion for artistic expression. She passionately began exploring various mediums such as acrylics, watercolor pencil, watercolor and airbrush with acrylic. In 2001, along with a creative partner, she discovered her own airbrush technique using real plants from her garden as stencils, and layering images one on top of another on numerous surfaces. She created her own business around this technique called Enchanted Gardenscapes and sold to local venues. Simultaneously, she continued to explore fine art courses and workshops to discover which media might feel like a match. She moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2005 and discovered pastels. This medium took center stage in her life and she has continued exploring deeper and deeper ways of expressing herself through this rich, sensuous media.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I explored several artistic modalities, looking for an expression that would touch my heart and soul and give a voice to how I see and feel about the world. Once I was introduced to pastels, I knew I had discovered that expression. Working with this visceral and tactile medium has offered me a direct hands-on experience. I am able to merge with both the process and the art form itself. My choices in subject matter come from an innate love of the Divine. Whether creating a landscape, a still life or a floral image, my love for Mother Nature and Her endless gifts can shine through and speak their own magic. My continuous goal is to discover and demonstrate what is truly extraordinary in the simple and ordinary displays of life, be that real, imaginary or a little of both.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2010 Exploration of a Medium: Pastel, Evergreen CO
2010 St. Stephen’s Art Show, Longmont, CO
2010 Evergreen Art Open, Evergreen, CO
2010 Boulder Arts and Crafts, Boulder, CO
2009 Art For Ransom, Redline Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Evergreen Art Open 3, Evergreen, CO
2009 Evergreen Small Works Exhibition, Evergreen, CO
2009 Sedona Arts Center Member’s Show, Sedona Arizona
2009 BAA Library Show,”Boulder Artists Going Local”, Boulder, CO
2008 Boulder Open Studios Tour, Boulder, CO
2008 National Mile High Pastel Society of Colorado Show. Pueblo, CO
2008 Louisville 23rd Annual National Fine Art Show, Louisville, CO
2008 Evergreen Small Works Exhibition, Evergreen, CO
2007 Colorado State Fair, Pueblo. CO
2007 Louisville 22nd Annual National Fine Art Show, Louisville, CO
2007 Exploration, Center for the Arts, Evergreen, CO
2006 Voices II Joint Youth-Adult Exhibition, Exhibitrek Gallery, Boulder, CO
2006 National Mile High Pastel Society of Colorado Show. Denver, CO
2001 Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, AZ
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2008 - 2010 The Frame Up, Boulder, CO
2007 Rosahnda Gallery, Niwot, CO
2007 Rembrandt Yard, Boulder, CO
2006 -2010 Artwork Network, Denver, CO
NON-JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2010 BAA/LAG Member’s Show, Longmont, CO
2010 North Boulder Recreation Center Pastel Exhibit, Boulder, CO
2010 Pastel Society of Colorado Member’s show, Aurora, CO
2010 North Boulder Recreation Center Pastel Show, Boulder, CO
2010 Williamson & CO, CPA, Louisville, CO
2009 Center for Arts Evergreen Gallery, Evergreen, Colorado
2009 Home Art Sale, Boulder Colorado
2009 Evergreen Summerfest, Evergreen, CO
2009 North Boulder Recreation Center Pastel Exhibit, Boulder, CO
2009 100 for $100 Show, Evergreen, Colorado
2009 BAA/LAG Member’s Show, Longmont, Colorado
2009 UTE Trail Mother’s Day Show, Longmont, CO
2009 The Great Frame Up,Longmont, CO
2009 Artwork Network Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Macky Art Show, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2008 AANC Small Artwork Show, Ft. Collins, CO
2008 Red Rocks Country Club, Denver, CO
2008 Pastel Show - East Boulder Community Center, Boulder, CO
2008 Louisville Library, Featured Artist, Louisville, Colorado
2008 BAA/LAG 2008 Membership Show, Longmont, CO
2008 North Boulder Recreation Center, Pastel Show, Boulder, CO
2008 Sunflower Restaurant, Boulder, CO
2007 Louisville Art Association Membership Show, Louisville, CO
2007 Golden Pilates Center, Golden, CO
2007 Pastel Show- North Boulder Recreation Center, Boulder, CO
2007 Pastel Show - East Boulder Community Center, Boulder, CO
2007 Featured Artist at The Wingate Inn, Denver, CO
2007 The March Hare Show, Rembrandt Yard Gallery, Boulder, CO
2007 Featured Artist at the Seven 30 South Grill, Denver, CO
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