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offered hand signed limited edition giclees of one of her
water lily paintings. Lesson packs on Diane's technique were
published in the late 90's. More recently American Greetings
optioned the image rights on nine of her florals... Diane enjoys
switching creative gears to create art for posters and
licensing.
She
moved back home to Ohio in 2004 where she resides with her
husband and two cats.
While
nothing beats seeing her paintings in life, Diane's new work can
be easily viewed and accessed online. View her latest
paintings on her
blog. Search paintings by flower,
find out where she will show next and purchase direct! Statement:
Since I started adding cats to the mix, I fear my artist
statement regarding florals falls a little short, you can see
that below. I will post a refreshed artist statement
once I've collected my thoughts on my work to date.
"I
am passionate about painting the floral still life.
There is comfort associated with this subject... Painted
flowers have an intimate and universal appeal.
I
never stop feeling dazzled by the infinite variety of outcomes
that can be achieved within the framework of still life
painting. Purely
visual components like opposites on the color wheel or the
passage of dark to light are easy springboards for my
compositions. Achieving
a feeling of balance, abundance and harmony in my paintings is
very important to me.
Flowers have an ethereal beauty that both
reassures and revitalizes one's spirit. As long as
flowers spring from the earth and decorate our tabletops
things can't be all bad, right? Painting them is
my way of feeling that sentiment and passing it
on. I
admit to being influenced by the latest trends in interior
design and fashion-- My secret inner design junkie must be
constantly fed as well as challenged. As I add more
"props" like toys, figurines and fruit to my
paintings the quotient for meaning and delight
rises."
…Diane Hoeptner,
June, 2011
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