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We are all born creative, curious and hungry to explore the world around us as children.  How do we keep those qualities alive and flourishing within us as adults?  This is our goal in our Kick-In-The-Ass Creativity Class offered this June. For a child, creativity is expressed through the act of play.  Life is just one big erector set! However, as adults, we often lose that wonderful flexibility and put away our toys as we acquire jobs and responsibilities. At our workshop, we think we can show you how you can retrieve that sense of wonder you had as a child.  Unfortunately, we live in a culture...


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Kick-In-The-Ass Creativity Class Jump Start Your Creative Self! Come celebrate your creative spirit during this two-day, action-packed workshop. You may walk in feeling a little unsure and doubtful of your own creativity, but you will leave feeling inspired and assured! No experience in any art form needed.  This is an exploration to help you tap into your creative side.  YES - you have one! Diana...


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I just got back from a wonderful art show at Kiechel Fine Art in Lincoln, Nebraska.  "Layers and Lines" is featuring work by Judith Cherry, Karen Kunc and myself.  Our work is very different, yet the pieces complimented eachother beautifully. Luminous color, shapes and patterns filled the space. Lincoln, Nebraska is my hometown so it was a bittersweet experience.  I love going home, especially in Spring.  Everything was alive and budding, the smell of promise in the air. I always forget how beautiful the midwestern plains are...so fertile and green.  Sandhill cranes flew overhead, squalking...


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I recently traveled to Argentina and was incredibly inspired by the colors.  The intensity of the hues got under my skin and into my dreams.  From the clamor of Buenos Aires to the windswept dramatic landscape of Patagonia, the hauntingly vivid images have made a home in my soul.


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This is a new piece, "THE DREAMS OF TREES". I love to use recycled pieces of metal I find at the metal salvage yards.  The more interesting patinas and textures, the better.


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I've just finished a few new pieces for my three person show at Kiechel Fine Art in Lincoln, NE  this coming March.  I can't say it's been easy working in the studio...sometimes you have to really reach deep to find what you're after. I keep digging and a lot of stuff is turning up!  Much of my new work is inspired by loss, the cycles of nature and the passage of time.


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I'm working on new pieces to take to a show at Kiechel Fine Art in Lincoln, Nebraska opening March 23rd, 2012. Much of my work is inspired by the passage of time, cycles of nature and of course, trees.  I'm still interested in exploring the tree series and have been taking them in some interesting directions.  One of the pieces for the show features a large, winding, twisted tree climbing to the sky. Instead of my usual gold leaf or metal, I've painted the inside of the tree in a symbolic story of memories.  A woman stands underneath the tree, reaching up toward a leaf.  The sky is full...


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Sorry folks, we are going to have to cancel the "Kick in the Ass Creativity Class" until Spring.  If you're interested in taking this class please let me know so I can get you on the list!


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Come celebrate your creative spirit during this two-day, action packed workshop! You may walk in feeling a little unsure and doubtful of your own creative side, but you will leave feeling ispired and assured! No experience in any art form needed.  This is an exploration to help you tap into your creative side . YES~ you have one! Dianna Fritzler, Gayle Gerson and myself will help you re-discover your creative spark. $250 for both days including all materials. You'll walk away with an attitude of creative conviction and a ton of goodies too! Saturday & Sunday February 4th & 5th 9...


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I'm really enjoying experimenting with materials lately.  I've never been a big fan of acrylic paints, but I'm finding you can do so much with them!!  I love laying in a wash and then wiping it out, leaving a beautiful residue stain.  Also, while the piece is laying flat, try painting an opaque layer, then while it's wet, dripping and spattering water on it.  After a few minutes, use a flat brush to lightly pick up the areas where the water settled. It produces an amazing effect.  Refer to the bottom of my piece, "The Lake". Please check out "The Lake" and my other abstract pieces in my portfolio.  


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