Lot #4: Abstract Oil Painting "Songs Of The Moira" Artist Signed Diane M Cole 28"

Diane Cole Artist Statement of Intent: I currently identify myself as a mixed media abstract painter specializing in acrylic collage.My creative process starts well before gessoing a canvas or craded panel. I insist on creating all of my own materials selected for the collage. I love playing with the gelli press: selecting my favorite colors, experimenting with random mark making tools such as homemade stencils and linocut blocks. I will often use petals or leaves as a resist and return and repeat the process with another color. In the end I have an exciting collection of one-of-a-kind papers to apply in the creation of my collage.The next stage is the sorting of these materials according to  hue and texture. This makes the final selection simpler as I can quickly rely on colour principles and not become overwhelmed by my collection.Once I have chosen my materials, they are cut to specific shapes and layered intuitively. I use gel medium as my adhesive and then paint around or over with acrylic paint. I may bring in some inks, graphite or washes to bring out contrast or subtlety bury the obvious.My ultimate goal is to keep my images fresh; relying on a few tricks to achieve this like saturation contrast.