Artist Statement:

As an artist and art educator I have created in many art mediums, but within the last three years have focused on acrylic painting.  The natural beauty of Maine's coast and islands, the pine trees and rocky shore inspire me.  I look to capture the quaintness of Maine with its lighthouses, rugged fish houses, shacks, unpretentious buildings on docks and on land.  I paint where I love to be and feel comfortable, where I feel a sense of place and time.  Simple shapes with light on them, interesting colors and compositions interest me, whether it is a landscape, a rowboat, a dinner, my dog, an old truck or car.

I like to layer paint with a strong under painting of blue violet, red violet, yellow ochre, often letting a sparkle of blue violet shine through.  I like how colors interact with one another and vibrate off each other, often surprising me with their beauty

Diane Noble