Diana Elena Chelaru

Lady with Cats, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Diana Elena Chelaru presents an expressionist portrait of a lady with her two cats. She communicates her love for them through gentle caresses as they sleep. Flowers and organic shapes decorate her beautiful rich plum dress, creating a solid focal point. Diana paints warm yellow and red tones that dynamically complement the affectionate portrait.

About the Artist
Artist Diana Chelaru paints colorful expressionist interpretations of human emotion. “Art is a means of communication, it is how I express my thoughts, hopes, regrets, and joys,” says Diana. She experiments with working on large-scale paintings using the visual language of form, lines, and color to create compositions that exist only in her imagination. Growing up in Romania, she draws inspiration from Byzantine mosaics as well as Gustav Klimt’s subject matter and use of decorative patterns. She received her BFA in Painting from George Enescu Art University and finished her MA in Art History from Queens College. Diana simply goes with the flow rather than dwelling on the formulaic process. It all depends on how and what she feels at the moment. She indulges in music while she creates her work.

Words that describe this painting: cats, woman, figurative, expressionism, pets, animal, figure, people, acrylicpaint, pattern, dress, hair, fashion, love, expressionism, animals, people, acrylic painting, yellow

Lady with Cats
Diana Elena Chelaru
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
30 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 10 oz.