Stones, learning, confidence, pattern and line, expressing beauty, and promoting your work are just a few topics artist Rena Diana covers today.
After retiring from a fulfilling career as an educator in Baltimore, Rena started focusing full time on her artwork. She worked every day in a studio at the Art Students League in New York City, where she began painting abstract landscapes. Rena is fortunate to divide her time between Baltimore and her home on Lake Champlain in Vermont, which is the source of much of her inspiration.
Rena on art journals and sketching: "Throughout my adult life, I have kept notebooks chronicling my observations and experiences. Gradually these became art journals, filled with sketches and collages, along with personal narrative and remarks about the creative process. As these notebooks evolved into more formal exercises, I realized that they were distinct art forms in themselves. At that point, I began creating larger, single pieces. These art journals remain a core part of my studio practice."
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City Arts and Lectures, Ann Patchett
Mary Lynn O’Shea
The Art Students League of New York
Last Light, How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph, Richard Lacayo
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Megan Henderson - Felting & Folklore
Sue Bulmer - Cycles
Bela Suresh Roongta - Journals
Susan Lerner - Nostalgia
Denise Daffara - Cups & Chairs
Nirmal Raja - Material Intimacy
Nick Petrie - Creativity
Carol Paik - Looking Closely
K. Woodman-Maynard - Emotional Expression
Andryea Natkin - Being True to Myself
Joanne Olney - Fragility & Delicacy
Brianna Martray - The Exquisite Interconnectedness of All Things
Rachael Singleton - Stone
Anna van der Putte - Beauty & Psychology
Nicole Kronzer - Belonging
Lisa Kellner - Nature & Being Present
Robin Davisson - Material Surprises
Lea Ann Slotkin - Nature & Color
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