Painting is my passion.

When I was nineteen years old I travelled to Skye, and the island became the magical place that continues to influence my creative process. Skye remains the dominant force in my life long exploration and discovery of new pathways and in the evolution of image making in my work.

The paper, raw canvas and paints that I choose are all in loving response to Skye's extraordinary changing colours, stunning and nearly otherworldly light, and marriage of fierce and sensuous land forms - all essential to the nourishment of my growth as an artist.

Nowadays, I revel in the rough texture of Australian archival sanded paper, the glitter of mica in acrylic, the purest pastel pigments (English, French and American), interference and duo-chrome acrylics. I never forget the lyrical nature of drawing with a suggestion of line, the curve of a pencil point or the brash, bold side of a handmade pastel.

With images that call to mind the abstract and the fauve, I do not try to replicate nature, as I did in my classical student days. Now I paint intuitively in nature with all her permutations, and in response to not only what I see, but what I feel.

Awarded both a BFA and MFA, Diane studied at Boston University, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts School and Bennington College. She has won numerous awards for her paintings; she is the director of international painting workshops and is included in Who's Who in American Women. Diane exhibits internationally and enjoys the patronage of private and corporate collectors on both sides of the pond.

Please click HERE for a sampling of Diane's process
and selected paintings.