Diana Roper McDowell
Chasing Clouds, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$1,200
Winter Sky, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$1,200
Water & Clouds Conspire, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
$1,500
Hike on Day Mountain, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
$1,750
Spring, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$1,500
Lunch on the Pier, watercolor on paper
$1,200
Boomcrutchless, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 9″
$1,500
It’s a Surprise!, watercolor on paper, 20″ x 12″
$1,200
Victory Chimes Passing Isle au Haut, watercolor on paper, 20.5″ x 28″
$2,000
Urn in Thuya Gardens, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 17″
$1,500
Otter Cliffs, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 17″
$1,500
Wormer II, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$1,200
Katahdin in Fall, watercolor on paper, 13″ x 22″
$1,500
ICE (Clifton Dock), watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$1,500
Diana Roper McDowell
I explore both abstractionism and realism in art, and I work to combine the two art forms. The outline of my subject matter leans towards realism, but the shapes of color inside the subject, are abstract. I use color and line to meld the two art forms together.
Half the time I spend creating a work of art is spent drawing. I use this time to explore what interesting shapes it takes to make your eye move throughout the painting and pull the viewer in. Then I work with color to either solidify the realism, or give rise to more abstraction, depending on what works best to hold the viewer’s interest.
As I paint, I find the reality of the painting fades away, and I’m left with abstract shapes of color within a recognizable form. Because they cannot be defined, these abstract shapes tend to shut down the viewer’s internal dialogue and relax the mind in a wash of color and movement.