Diana Randolph
medium: painting
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 Boat on Lake Willipyro 2003 Painting |
 Lakefront Grasses 2003 Painting |
 Willipyro Reflections 2002 Painting |
 Deep in the Meadow 2002 Painting |
 Sweeping Hills of Dusk 2000 Painting |
 Expansion 2000 Painting |
 Festival of Daisies 2000 Painting |
 Dancing Wildflowers 2000 Painting |
 In the Field of Autumn 1999 Painting |
 Horse in Golden Meadow 1999 Painting |
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Contact information
47790 Blue Moon Rd.
Drummond, WI 54832
Phone Number: 715-798-3619
Email Address: oiabms@cheqnet.net
Web site: www.dianarandolph.com
Artist statement
I work primarily in pastel on paper and oils on wood panels and canvas. My goal is to capture the rhythm and patterns I see in nature. I simplify the numerous values into three: light, middle and dark. I enjoy working from photos and sometimes on location, directly from nature.
The word "pastel" comes from the French word "pastiche," meaning "paste." Pure, powdered pigment is ground into paste with a small amount of gum binder and then rolled into sticks. Pastel has no liquid binder that may cause other media to darken, fade, yellow, crack or blister with time. Pastels from the 16th century are today as fresh as the day they were painted.
An artwork is created by stroking the sticks of dry pigment across an abrasive surface, embedding the color in the "tooth" of the paper. If the paper is completely covered with the pastel, the work is considered a pastel painting.
Historically, pastel can be traced back to the 16th century. Edgar Degas was the most prolific user of pastel. Mary Cassatt introduced pastel to her friends in the United States. In the spring of 1983, Sotheby Parke Bennet sold two Degas pastels at auction for more than $3,000,000 each. Both pastels were painted about 1880.
Biography
BA, Northland College, Ashland, WI, May 1979.
Workshops with Master Pastelist - Albert Handell.
Member of The Pastel Society of America.
Pastel images published in "Creative Painting With Pastel" by Carole Katchen, North Light Books, and in "Landscape Inspirations" by Rockport Publishers.
Besides being a painter, I am a published writer. In 1999, Savage Press published the chapbook of my poetry/paintings titled, "In the Heart of the Forest." The debut of that publication coincided with a solo exhibit of my pastel paintings titled "In the Heart of the Forest" at the Duluth Art Institute in Duluth, MN. That year I had another solo exhibit at the Washburn Historical Museum in Washburn, WI. It was titled "Washburn Walking Trail and Other Landscapes of the Lake Superior Region." Other accomplishments: Invitational Group Show - Alumni Art Show, Northland College, Ashland, WI, Oct 1998, July 1992 and July 1997.
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