Artistic Statement - Diane Nelson Gold

 

My love of the natural world has been an inspiration since I first took brush to canvas, or loaded film into a camera.  I thrive on nature's beauty and sometimes feel that it’s a humbling experience to try and do it justice.  I hope my paintings and photos can somehow add to peoples' appreciation of this amazing planet we call home. 

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In my travels, I’ve been photographing breathtaking beauty for thirty years.  Only the last three of these have been devoted to digital technology, and as a result, I have a huge collection of images waiting to be scanned and introduced to the digital age.  Keep checking back, since I hope to have a rotating photo collection here on this site.

My painting has evolved over the years, in technique and media.  As an oil painter, I worked in the ala prima technique, putting things down in basically one layer, with very little glazing.  I first discovered the joys of working in acrylics when at someone’s suggestion I tried using them in a watercolor technique, with the benefit that subsequent layers don’t dissolve what has already been rendered.  I love working like this!  Now, I love to experiment with glazing techniques in my acrylic work.

(As of summer 2010, I have begun to work in oils again, after discovering the absolute joy I receive from the plein aire experience!  Painting outdoors on location has many challenges which I thoroughly embrace:  the challenge of painting outdoors in acrylics isn't one of them.  I find oils are much easier to transport, carry and keep fresh on the the pallette, under plein aire conditions.)

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The world of color is my own personal vice.  I cannot get enough of it:  glorious salmon and periwinkle clouds at sunset, the vivid royal blues and aquas of tropical skies and seas… the infinite greens of a rainforest, I get lost in them! 

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A recent new medium for me has been semi-precious gemstones, and jewelry design.  I love the energy that natural stones bring when one is in contact with them, and the array of colors and patterns in which they come from the earth astounds me!   

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I hope that all of my work will bring some joy and beauty into your life.