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ART MEDIUM:
Oil
ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
Painting seems to free my creative spirit. Floral still lifes present a simple framework from which any number of outcomes can be explored. I start with a notion of opposing elements: the elements can be opposites on the color wheel or perhaps something light and something dark. I love how brilliantly colored petals look against dull grays. As an avid watcher of the latest trends in design and fashion, I thrive on clever color combinations and interesting negative spaces. But nothing thrills me more than a intuitive composition that satisfies traditional standards and serves as salve for my inner design junkie. ...and if my painting looks good with your sofa, I consider it a bonus. (:
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY:
Diane Hoeptner (hep-ner) is a former 17 year resident of Los Angeles who now enjoys the changing seasons "back home" in Northeast Ohio. She lives with her husband and two cats in Tremont, just outside of Cleveland .
Oil painting is still relatively new to her, but making art is not. She enjoyed several years as a digital animator for video games and the film industry when she lived in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in Studio Art from California State University , Northridge.
Diane has taught drawing at an East LA community college and she served as Special Events Coordinator for the Culver City ART group. It was during employment at a
fine art publishing company in the late 80's that she became acquainted with many successful fine artists, a few of whom she idolized. It was at that time, she gleamed a notion to make a living from making paintings.
Her first year of fulltime painting resulted in numerous regional awards. Posters of her florals were later published as posters. Editions Limited continues to publish her paintings today. Hand signed giclees of her water lily paintings have been offered through the SAKS Fifth Ave catalogue. Ann Kullberg, color pencil guru published lesson packs detailing Diane's techniques... Contributions of Diane's art have benefited the American Heart Association, the International Bird Rescue and Research Center of San Pedro, CA and more recently the Geauga County Humane Society in Ohio .
"Color pencil artist meets oil paints (again.) I learned how to paint in oils in college and promptly abandoned them upon graduation… In 2008, I became inspired by the Daily Painters Movement and decided to try oils again. Daily Painters vow to paint at least one small painting every day. A 1940's Pinocchio doll was my first subject. The practice of daily painting has forced remarkable improvements in my abilities and I feel like I've found a vast uncharted territory! My favorite subject to date is flowers."
CURRENT WORK:
Floral still lifes, flowers of all kinds. Works on paper, canvas and board, sizes from "daily" 8x8 up to 22x22 on paper. See what I painted today on my daily painting blog: http://dianehoeptner.blogspot.com
CAREER BACKGROUND:
My career background includes providing site specific art for a number of private and corporate clients. Please see my exhibit history at dianehoeptner.com
EXHIBITIONS:
Current Exhibitions:
Eye Candy Gallery, Local Girl Gallery, BAYarts Gallery, Mulholland & Sachs, all ongoing and located in the NE Ohio area
Upcoming Exhibitions:
More of the same.
Past Exhibitions:
See www.dianehoeptner.com for a full list of juried exhibits, gallery and other venues in which my work has been shown.
AWARDS:
Best of Show: The Crocker Park Fall Festival & Fine Art Fair, Westlake, OH, October 11, 12, 2008
The Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, 37th Annual Open National Exhibit, First Place, judged by Donal Jolley, October, 2002
27th Annual Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention, Pasadena Presbyterian Church, April 2002
Culver City A.R.T. Group Holiday Art Exhibit, First Place, judged by Al Setton, November 2000
PUBLICATIONS:
Art Business News, Gallery Section picture of Pop Shop Gallery Owner and Diane Hoeptner, February, 2009
Star Beacon Heat Magazine "Game creator's work on display" article, SEPT, 2005
The Gazette, " Ashtabula native back home, art on display at Ashtabula Arts Center," AUG, 2005
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Folio catalogue, Spring, 2001
Westside Life Magazine Cover, plus article about the artist, FEB, 2000
Culver City News Feature, Dec. 2, 1999
Scribble website Artist-of-the-Month,OCT 1999 & NOV 2000
More San Pedro, "Why many artists are drawn to San Pedro," March, 2004
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