Welcome to Diana Crow Fine Art! I hope you come back often to see what`s new at my online art gallery and hopefully you will fall in love with one of the paintings or call me to paint a view especially for you. Come over and say hello if you see me painting at the town squares in The Villages or at other quaint locations.
The Summer Art Festival at Lake Miona Recreation Center on Saturday, July 10 was a great success! Thanks to all who purchased artwork from me. If you need items please call me at 352-430-1512. Check EVENTS on this website to mark your calendar with future ART EVENTS IN THE VILLAGES.
I've recently completed paintings of Turtle Mound Golf Course, The Palms at Freedom Point and Erinn Glenn at Nancy Lopez' Legacy Golf Course in The Villages. You can see them if you click on Recent Paintings on this website. I am currently working on a View of Glenview Golf Course and a new View of The Church on the Square. Email me if you see an interesting View of The Villages that I should consider painting.
You can sign up for my email newsletter on this website to receive updates about art shows where I exhibit. In my artwork I especially enjoy capturing the essence of daily life in the active retirement community where I live. The Villages is a lively community of 75,000+ very active, young-at-heart seniors in central Florida.
My original paintings, prints and cards in the series "Views of The Villages" can ordered by calling me at 352-430-1512. Free delivery for orders of $25 or more is available in The Villages, Florida.
Every sale of a painting is a memorable moment for an artist. I especially like to meet the recipients who will be sharing the views that I have spent hours creating. On a recent winter evening I had a phone call from Dorothy, a guest in The Villages who wanted to purchase my original oil painting, "Sailboats on Lake Mira Mar," as a gift for her sister, Joan, and her husband who enjoy watching the enthusiasts sail their model boats on sunny days in The Villages. Since Dorothy was leaving the next day I hurried over to the Hacienda Recreation Center where I retrieved the painting from La Galleria and my heart was touched as Dorothy surprised Joan with this special gift. Truly it's a memory I will cherish.
"Morning Reflections" a view of The Church on the Square from across Lake Mira Mar received an Honorable Mention award in the Peoples' Choice Voting at "Arts on the Square" in February, 2008. In 2007 this painting also received Honorable Mention at the Sumter Annex Spring Show.
"Bougainvillea Blossoms" pictured below received Third Place in the Peoples' Choice Voting at "Arts on the Square" in December, 2007. The painting is sold but Giclee Prints are available on archival canvas. Giclee (shee-clay) prints are not mass produced but are crafted one-by-one. They are vivid, accurate reproductions of the original painting. The painting is also reproduced on watercolor paper in various sizes.
Over the 4th of July weekend in 2007 I had a great time plein air painting several commissions in Atlanta and Decatur, GA at the "Historical Scottish Rite Hospital Campus." Giclees are available of the 12" by 36" panoramic view. I donate 10% of the sales of the canvas giclees to CaringWorks, Inc. which provides supportive services for low income tenants of affordable housing while promoting personal and economic self sufficiency.
The original oil painting can be viewed upstairs at the Campus in the offices of Decatur Eye Care. The first of 300 giclees was purchased by Progressive Redevelopment Inc. and is displayed near their offices in the central entry hall.
Keep reading to learn more about my painting evolution:
Diana Crow`s love affair with oil painting began when she lived in Japan in 1969. She says, "Art surely transcends language barriers! My teacher, Mr. Ono, spoke little English, but the techniques he demonstrated indelibly impressed my artistic brain." Back in America Diana studied with various art teachers in Nevada and New Mexico yet as a new mom she was devoted to her family and stopped painting for over fifteen years. She comments, "I realize that time is not lost, it is never too late to pick up a paintbrush! My various life experiences and travels give a new dimension to the perspective of my artistic endeavors."
In 2001 Diana Crow`s passion for oil painting was rekindled in Taos, NM where she learn to paint "en plein air" or outdoors in a workshop with Don Ward. In Colorado Diana learned about "The Art of Color Seeing" with Chuck Ceraso. Then she studied impressionistic plein air painting with award winning artist, Eldon Warren. (One of his paintings was rated Top 100 in the 2004 National Art in the Parks Exhibition.)
Often Diana chats with people who watch her paint on location in The Villages in the heart of central Florida where she now lives. She says, "Painting outdoors is relaxing and also stimulating. Being in communion with nature opens new vistas. It`s fun to show people how fine art is created."
(All Paintings, Prints, Cards and Text are protected by Copyright 2001-2010 by Diana Crow, All Rights Reserved.)
