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Artist Statement:
I love the spontaneity and
freshness of watercolor -
especially the “accidental”
movement of color that results
from painting wet into wet. I
usually start with a wet into
wet technique, and work
through all the stages of the
paper, until I am painting wet
into dry. I often soak the
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Artist Exhibitions:
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Artist Galleries:
Lake Shore Gallery – Bolton
Landing, NY
Ipu-Kula Gallery – Kaneohe, HI
BadBirds Gallery – Cocoa
Village, FL
Brigantine Gallery - Cocoa
Beach, FL...
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Diane Kastensmith Biography:
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Age
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56
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
not provided
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Painting, Writing Poetry, Antiques, Sports |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
English Landscape School - (1600 - 1800)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Van Gogh
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| Favorite Work of Art |
John Singer Sargent's Fumée d'Ambre Gris
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Nature, trees & water |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
My Dad had a printing business when I was young, and I loved to go down to the printing plant and watch as the big presses created shiny pages of color. Actually, the end product was usually annual reports and other business publications, but I was fascinated by the colors that were used, layer on layer, on the beautiful paper. I was already in love with color and paper, when a second grade classmate told me, “you draw good trees”; the decision was made in that moment, I was going to be an artist.
ART SHOWS AND AWARDS
* Pittsburgh Renaissance Art Festival (1972) Juried Show, 3500 entries – 300 accepted
* Schenectady Art Society “Discovery ‘73” (1973)Juried Show – one of 12 award winners
* Schenectady Stockade Art Show (1973)
220 entrants – 3rd Place award
* Invitation to Schenectady Museum Show (1 OF 22)
* Rexford Art Show (1978) First Prize
* Schenectady Arts Council Exhibition (1982)Invitation only(1 of 32)
* Southern Vermont Arts Center 44th National Fall Open Exhibition (2000)
1 of 225 accepted
GALLERIES
Lake Shore Gallery – Bolton Landing, NY
Ipu-Kula Gallery – Kaneohe, HI
BadBirds Gallery – Cocoa Village, FL
Brigantine Gallery - Cocoa Beach, FL
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