Diana Tremaine

Disruption - resilience rising above chaos during difficult times

2020

'The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering' - seagulls stand against an abstracted beach scene in this contemporary oil on canvas painting, 'Contemplating Progress II', by ...

Swans in 'Silver Lining' are used as metaphors by Diana Tremaine for beauty and resilience rising above chaos during difficult times. Rich colors — blue...

One Sunday Afternoon - seagulls stand against an abstracted beach scene in this contemporary oil on canvas painting, 'Contemplating Progress II', by ...

'The Wind Whipped Up and They Welcomed Its Offering' - seagulls stand against an abstracted beach scene in this contemporary oil on canvas painting, 'Contemplating Progress II', by artist Diana Tremaine, whose series of paintings that depict abstracted birds and natural elements is called "Navigating Crosscurrents". The 45 x 45 inch painting beautifully bridges abstraction with realism via a calming palette of warmth and layers of paint. Tremaine's dynamic, representational and nature-centric oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning. The artist develops brushstrokes and marks by adding and then obliterating some of the story in a free-association editorial process of discovering what is most important and lasting. The melancholy images echo her experiences in an autobiographical fashion, but they are also universal and touch upon and evoke our collective memories like ghosts of what was. Created with a limited palette, there is visual poetry in her surfaces, including the tension that exists when simultaneously holding on and letting go. Diana Tremaine's Artist Statement for this series, 'Navigating Crosscurrents': "I am often taken aback by the might shown by tiny little songbirds managing the winds and rains that at times surround them. In my “Navigating Crosscurrents” series, the birds stand as metaphors for the human experience while the abstraction around them represents the forces - both internal and external, natural and man-made - that act around and within each of us every day. Life is a balancing act – at times breezy and light, at others cacophonous and overwhelming. These images speak metaphorically to the delicate balance and fortitude required as we journey down our respective paths." The bicoastal New York City-born artist studied and taught in both Northern and Southern California. She later moved to Montana—in a search for spiritual space and room to breathe—where she works and lives with her family, dogs and horses. 'Down by the Pier...

After the Storm [2020-21] Original Abstract Acrylic on canvas Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:95 cm x W:85 cm x D:3cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look I am constantly inspired by the natural world around me, even the most simple moments such as this. Through a layering of colour upon colour, I am trying to achieve transparency yet depth until I sense the warm feeling of light shining through the storm...

"I Know It Is With in You," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang.

"New Dimension" is a colorful and dynamic abstract artwork. The sides of the artwork are not painted, but show traces of the colors. The artwork is signed on the front. Title and da...