tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092945826728106812012-01-25T18:27:32.938-07:00Artist/Painter/Mixed-Media Instructor living and working in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, NM. Ask about commissions (any kind of painting including portraits of human or animal friends) or workshops in Painting, Drawing, and Encaustic Painting.Diane G. Rolnick, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367935979391026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609294582672810681.post-28989105600400674232011-01-16T10:41:00.019-07:002012-01-25T18:11:41.182-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkx0HICU6qI/TxJBBgQtTgI/AAAAAAAAAXE/yoJe5epu4m0/s1600/Day+I+Met+the+White+Dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkx0HICU6qI/TxJBBgQtTgI/AAAAAAAAAXE/yoJe5epu4m0/s1600/Day+I+Met+the+White+Dog.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: #fce5cd; clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">New Santa Fe Workshops in March!!&nbsp; Go to Workshops Tab.&nbsp; See PayPal button on right.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3609294582672810681-2898910560040067423?l=dianegrolnick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane G. Rolnick, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367935979391026599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609294582672810681.post-65255320645153618852011-01-16T10:18:00.001-07:002011-01-16T10:18:58.159-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3609294582672810681-6525532064515361885?l=dianegrolnick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane G. Rolnick, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367935979391026599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609294582672810681.post-71740501126779858132011-01-15T16:22:00.023-07:002011-01-16T10:20:17.377-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: orange; text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color: white;"> </span><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OE9IoTRN8Ho/TTJOWUo6_fI/AAAAAAAAAUU/jWVTHJykhDo/s1600/Four+Brave+Chicks....jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OE9IoTRN8Ho/TTJOWUo6_fI/AAAAAAAAAUU/jWVTHJykhDo/s400/Four+Brave+Chicks....jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My life as an artist is complicated and messy, but I would not have it any other</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>way.&nbsp; To me, art is an ongoing challenge and adventure.&nbsp; Its hard to keep your&nbsp;</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>hands clean.&nbsp; What an honor!</b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3609294582672810681-7174050112677985813?l=dianegrolnick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane G. Rolnick, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367935979391026599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3609294582672810681.post-85494976725103387802009-03-16T18:28:00.004-06:002010-10-17T10:30:39.458-06:00Growing up bombarded <span style="font-size: 100%;">with images from television, movies, and&nbsp; advertisements, </span>through the computer age and the Internet, I have observed how the entire world has come closer to my personal one. There are so many images and "noises" constantly&nbsp; directed&nbsp; in a barrage towards our senses.&nbsp; I have been impelled to interact, react, and translate what I see and hear around me in my work. In this post 9/11 world I believe it is important for artists to "speak-out" through their art.<br /><br />Ten years ago I began a new body of work called "Conversations" that reflects memories, communications, and an ongoing dialog with others and myself.&nbsp; After 9/11 I began to include my observations about and reactions to events and the people involved. Included in my "conversations" is my interaction and communication with my animal family.<br /><br />After many years as an oil painter, I turned to encaustic because the medium is more physical and dimensional. Encaustic, is a very old painting technique dating back to the ancient Greek and Egyptian civilizations. Bees wax, damar cystals, and pigment are melted together to make the paint. Heat is the medium in which the encaustic paint is adhered. The rich colors, physical substance and wonderful smell of wax is both a delight and challenge.<br /><br />At the other end of the spectrum of mediums is the new technology.&nbsp; Industry advancements of the computer and camera have lured me into working with photography and the digital image.&nbsp; The flexibility of the new acrylic mediums have allowed my ideas to wander into new venues with infinite possibilities. &nbsp; I also enjoy the physical nature of exploring a variety of media.&nbsp; <br /><br />My art is an on-going exploration of my feelings, reactions, and points of view of living in our complex world today. After working for many years as an artist my passions and interests are automatically translated into the visual realm. I love the exploration of finding a "suitable" world for the ideas.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3609294582672810681-8549497672510338780?l=dianegrolnick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Diane G. Rolnick, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07367935979391026599noreply@blogger.com1