Diane Ainsworth

Education & Formation

University of Oklahoma

Fine Art major

University of Tulsa

Fine Art — continued studies

Baum Art School

Pennsylvania — further training

1985

First Taos workshop

Switched from watercolor to oil — decisive

Selected Exhibitions

Ongoing

JG Art Gallery + Events

Bainbridge Island, WA & Park City, UT

Aug 2021

"The Gift of Water" — Solo

Bainbridge Island gallery

Ongoing

Dana Gallery

Missoula, MT

Ongoing

The Howell Gallery

Oklahoma City, OK

Ongoing

Anne Irwin Fine Art

Atlanta, GA

Past

Howard/Mandville Gallery

Kirkland, WA

Press & Teaching

Oct 2016

Southwest Art Magazine

"Coming Home" — feature article

Teaching

Port Townsend barn studio

Workshops + classes — also Taos, NM

Teaching

Annual workshops

Taos for Northwest students · Port Townsend for NM students

Recognition

Co-founder

Oklahoma Society of Impressionists

1990–

Taos Art Association

Active member — won awards in Taos

Awards

Multiple — Taos period and beyond

Practice

Medium

Oil on canvas — brush and palette knife

Began as watercolorist — converted to oils 1985

Process

Thumbnail sketch first ("thinking part") → intuitive paint application

Direct brush drawing on canvas — let the artist take over

Innovation

Bi-fold and Tri-fold freestanding panels

Up to 6 canvases, painted both sides — wraps viewer inside the painting

Works at JG

Quiet Place · Fall Bouquet (Gladiolas) · October Blaze

Wooden Boat Shadows · Summer Pond at Dawn · Luscious Blooms · Pound in Three · Poppies

Subject

Harbors · ponds · gardens · flowers · landscapes

NW harbor cool + Taos warmth both present in the work

Education & Formation

Selected Exhibitions

Press & Teaching

Recognition

Practice

Works at JG

Selected Works