Harbor Shack, Rock Hall

Harbor Shack, Rock Hall
Harbor Shack, Rock Hall, MD. Copyright 2013 © All rights reserved

Visit Diane Joy Laird's new website:

Where to Buy:

To purchase original paintings, prints, or notecards, contact Diane Joy Laird
302-540-2407
simplejoys.llc@gmail.com

Diane's work can also be purchased through the following:

The Hickory Stick - a Unique Boutique!
21326 Sharp Street in Rock Hall, Maryland 21661
(410) 639-7980
http://www.thehickorystickrockhall.com/

Collectors Fine Art
826 Duval St. in Key West, FL 330401
(305) 296-9600
Info@CollectorsFineArt.com
http://www.collectorsfineart.com/

Below, in the Gallery of Paintings, are samples of Diane's work.

The Rum Bar, Key West

The Rum Bar, Key West
8" x 10" Copyright 2013 © All rights reserved.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Multi-Media Approach

At its best, watercolor alone by a skilled artist can be beautiful, transparent, and colorful!  At the same time, the addition of watercolor pencil and pen and ink mediums to some images can add boldness of line and strength of color that can be hard to achieve by watercolor alone.  While I have explored watercolor painting to move myself away from rigidity, this multi-media approach is quite a natural extention of my background in architectural rendering.  If it works better for some paintings and adds variety to my work...why fight it?

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Plein Air Paint Out

I recently participated in Chestertown Art League's "Plen Aire Paint Out" - a thoroughly engaging outdoor painting experience!  All four completed paintings were displayed at the Saturday evening exhibition, with several of my pieces selling...just hours after completion and framing! Perhaps next year, you will join me at the exhibition of completed work?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Come Along With Me!

I anticipate a wide variety of colorful images and subject matter in the coming months on this website, as I share with you my journey in painting. This will make for a very interesting "gallery of work" over time, offering the viewer a very good reason to visit often!  Perhaps one day, you will even find a custom watercolor painting, completed just for you, displayed here. I certainly hope so!