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:

2009 Art For Ransom, Redline Gallery, Denver, CO

2009 Evergreen Art Open 3, Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO

2009 Evergreen Small Works Exhibition, Evergreen Art Center, 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 Art Center, Evergreen, CO

2007  Colorado State Fair, Pueblo. CO

2007 Louisville 22nd Annual National Fine Art Show, Louisville, CO

2007 Exploration, a Twenty-first Century Show, 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 - 2009 The Frame Up, Boulder, CO

2007 Rosahnda Gallery, Niwot, CO

2007 Rembrandt Yard, Boulder, CO

2006 -2009 Artwork Network, Denver, CO 

NON-JURIED EXHIBITIONS:

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 Arts and Crafts 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

2006 The Great Indoors, Broomfield, CO

2006 Mandolina’s European Ristaurante, Conifer, CO

2006 Pastel Show,  East Boulder Community Center, Boulder, CO

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Artist’s Registration, Boulder Arts Resource, Boulder Art Association,, Northern Colorado Artist’s Association, Pastel Society of Colorado, Foothills Art Center, Boulder County Arts Alliance, Evergreen Arts Center, Louisville Art Association, Art Center of Estes Park, Sedona Arts Center

2702 6th Street, Boulder, CO 80304   303-442-3901     www.dwtfineart.com     diana_is@comcast.net