About Me
- Diane Widler Wenzel
- The idea for COLOR BRIDGES came from many sources. Portland State College 1962,Professor Frederick Heidel's first painting assignment was to make a grid and explore mixing colors to arrange on the grid to see how they would look. Moving these painted pieces of paper on different backgrounds bring back 4 years of studying painting with Heidel. Each arrangement I have made are like his assignments. They have a goal of basics while allowing the emotions freedom. Another source was Professor Mary MacIntire at Western Washington University who was a member of Fiber Design and I had the honor of photographing for a statement about her process. She used to move around pieces of colored paper to design her fiber works.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Review of BETWEEN THE FOLDS by filmmaker Vanessa Gould
"Much of the beauty that arises in art comes from the struggle an artist wages with his limited medium." Henry Matisse
Paper folding has become an art form that reflects the nature of everything in the universe. The process of folding is basic to all that moves in the universe. So no wonder paper folding is a fascination of scientists, mathematicians, and musicians. It is an educational tool for all kinds of mathematics. Paper in our culture is a humble medium without an archival longevity making the paper folded masterpieces hard to be seen as valuable for marketing. The process of making incredible paper art is most valuable to the artist/scientist.
Paper folding has become an art form that reflects the nature of everything in the universe. The process of folding is basic to all that moves in the universe. So no wonder paper folding is a fascination of scientists, mathematicians, and musicians. It is an educational tool for all kinds of mathematics. Paper in our culture is a humble medium without an archival longevity making the paper folded masterpieces hard to be seen as valuable for marketing. The process of making incredible paper art is most valuable to the artist/scientist.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
How I am making painting a more relaxed experience
1) Keeping a journal
2) Doing more sketches in preperation
3) Sketching to brain storm solutions
4) A three hour time limit on painting sessions
5) Setting a whimsical mood by displaying my grandchildren's drawings and paintings in the house and their painted ceramic tiles in my garden.
6) Inviting friends to paint with me
2) Doing more sketches in preperation
3) Sketching to brain storm solutions
4) A three hour time limit on painting sessions
5) Setting a whimsical mood by displaying my grandchildren's drawings and paintings in the house and their painted ceramic tiles in my garden.
6) Inviting friends to paint with me
Monday, May 21, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Looking for a way of painting that is more relaxing
The way I get life into my paintings is to become supercharged and excited. That is a way of the past. I want to paint serenity.
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