Diana Roper McDowell
Water & Clouds Conspire, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
$1,500
Across the Pool to MDI, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
SOLD
Afternoon Walk in Acadia National Park, watercolor on paper, 19″ x 16″
$2,100
Almost Spring, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
SOLD
Boat House & Fogbank, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 16″
SOLD
Burnt Coast Lighthouse, watercolor on paper, 20″ x 16″
$2,100
Cranberry Isles from Norumbega, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
SOLD
Crows After a Snowstorm, watercolor on paper, 15″ x 22″
$1,850
Sailing Colors, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
SOLD
Fall – Lamoine State Park, watercolor on paper, 17″ x 16″
$1,850
Vernal Pool in the Great Meadow, watercolor on paper, 22″ x 16″
SOLD
Sand Garden, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$2,250
Apple Tree on the Shore Path, watercolor on paper, 16″ x 22″
$2,250
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.