Diane

Watercolor and Pencil

Sometimes it’s fun to go back to basics. Recently I was presented with a choice of images to draw in a workshop. Though I worked with a few of the images, the one that captivated me most was a portrait of the lovely Clara Bow. I have always loved to make full tonal drawings inContinue reading “Watercolor and Pencil”

Harriet at the Opera

Attired in a new silk dress, adorned with her signature string of pearls, Harriet the Elegant ghost takes her seat by the radio awaiting the overture to begin.

Seasonal Haiku

I enjoy reading Haiku because the length matches my attention span. In going through some old notebooks, I came across two Haiku that I wrote during this time of year so I am sharing them below. Oct. 1997 Ghosts, goblins stirring through the moaning thick of night, come daylight – vanished! November, 1997 The crispContinue reading “Seasonal Haiku”

Harriet’s Exasperation

Outraged by the parking situation because of inconsiderate consumers, Harriet the Elegant ghost spent an afternoon collecting and returning shopping carts at a local strip mall.

Harriet & Barbie

Redux: Neighborhoods Artist Book

If this looks a bit familiar it is because you may have received a similar post recently that did not load quite right so I took it down to fix and hopefully this one works. Below is a very short video of an Artist Book I made call Neighborhoods. It was made from a 12″Continue reading “Redux: Neighborhoods Artist Book”

Harriet in the Garden

More Paper Quilt Collages & Drawings

I had stopped making the Paper Quilt Collages that I was working on a few months ago. I enjoyed the drawing aspect of it, but making the paper quilts appealed to me less. After thinking about it I realized that it was the structure of trying to make the collage quilt-like that I no longerContinue reading “More Paper Quilt Collages & Drawings”

The King’s Dining Room

Some time ago, I wrote about our family summer house when I was growing up and asked each of my sisters and brother to draw their recollections of it. On a similar note, I asked each of them if they remembered what became known as The King’s Dining Room. We lived in a row house,Continue reading “The King’s Dining Room”

More Ancient Figurine Drawings

A few months back I posted some drawings I made based on ancient figurines I found online and in the public domain from various museums. You can see that post and the drawings here. Recently, I completed some more drawings from additional figurines. Here they are along with the information on where to view theContinue reading “More Ancient Figurine Drawings”