Diana Whitney ART

Wildlife in its many forms captures Diana’s imagination. Pronghorn bounding across the grasslands, bison grazing in the Lamar Valley, wolves racing along Slough Creek, bears eating White bark pine cones on Dunraven Pass; and birds of all kinds: Yellow-rumped warblers catching insects in the air, nuthatches finding bugs in trees while hanging upside down, and swans dabbling in ponds, lakes, or rivers all are captivating in their own way. She paints portraits of wildlife in its environment at a time when it’s focused on its own actions, habitat, or prey. She focuses on the colors, shapes, and forms of the landscape and the wildlife in it and how the light affects all of these elements. Diana was born in Texas but now lives and paints in Port Townsend, Washington. Her favorite scenes include wildlife but she also paints plein air landscapes. Her travels in the West provide her with many opportunities to see wildlife and the images gathered during her travels keep the memories vivid and provide detail for the paintings. In 2010, she traveled to Alaska with her husband, Bob and enjoyed seeing Alaskan grizzlies, Musk ox, and caribou in the wild. She paints primarily with oil and occasionally in acrylic.

Select Exhibitions:

Celebration of Western and Wildlife Art Show and Sale, Oct 8-10, 2010, Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Art Center, Puyallup, Washington

Bend Summer Festival, July 10 & 11, 2010, Downtown Bend, Oregon

Fort Worden’s Annual Wildlife and Nature Art Exposition- 2006- 2009, Port Townsend, Washington

Toppenish Western Art Show, August 14, 15, 16, 2009, Toppenish, Washington

Basecamp, the City of Enumclaw’s Sixteenth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Enumclaw Expo Center, July 16,17,18, 2009, Enumclaw, Washington

Green River Community College, Enumclaw Campus, presents “Of This Earth”, paintings by Diana Whitney, Enumclaw, Washington, January 13 to April 26, 2009. One person show.

Small Expressions VII, December 5-29, 2008, Northwind Gallery, Port Townsend, Washington

Art Port Townsend- Expressions Northwest, the Jefferson Art Alliance and Port Townsend Arts Commission’s 7^th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. October 8-30, 2005. Port Townsend, Washington

Art Port Townsend, the Jefferson Art Alliance and Port Townsend Arts Commission’s 6^th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. October 9-30, 2004. Port Townsend, Washington,

38^th Annual National Open Exhibit: September 24-November 8, 2003; Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California.

Sun Strokes, July 5-21, 2001. Riverside Community Art Association Arts Center, Riverside, California.

Southern California Open Exhibition 2000, April 24-May 29, 2000; San Bernardino County Rotunda, Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California

Memberships:

Oil Painters of America
Northwind Arts Alliance
Quimper Arts Association
Portrait Society of America

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