DIANE O'CONNOR

He Gave Me Roses - 36" x 36" acrylic on canvas, completed in a class with Bonnie Dhein at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center What a great teacher and beautiful place to learn! And what a lovely group of artists to be with! Once it was home, I tweaked it but softening some colors and adding more mark-making with mixed media. ! This was the completed painting, which I entered in the January Winder Garden Exhibit at Riverside Gallerry in Stevens Point. It won Best of Show!

In the spring of 2024, I took a class called, “Loose Tulips” with Ali Kay. (alikaystudio.com)

This fall the colors faded fast, the temperature dipped, and everything became very dark and gray much earlier than usual —it even...

April - May 2020. I was surfing the net for inspiration for mixed media floral design, and found that Elizabeth St Hilare was offering an...