DIANE O'CONNOR

We may often feel like the journey of our lives is full of "highs and lows," or "best and worst experiences." I've often heard the analogy of "mountain top and valley experiences." In fact, there have been times in my life when I've actually felt like a yo-yo — swinging up and down as I reacted to what I perceived as highs and lows in life. When I use that analogy for life, I find my emotions swinging up and down with every changing life experience! As I've been reflecting o

Above: Monochromatic Birches - Mixed Media on a 20 x 24 stretched canvas. Below: Golden Grove, 18 x 24 - Another piece created using the same method on a cradled wood paneled substrate. I tried a new few new techniques on these paintings. Here are the supplies I used for Monochromatic Birches: For Golden Groves I used Rustoleum's Metallic Accents, Gold and other heavy-bodied Golden acrylic colors, as well as some paper snippets applied with gel medium. Here is the basic proce